reframe
verb
re·frame (ˌ)rē-ˈfrām 
reframed; reframing
: to frame (something) again and often in a different way
Tom, a seasoned renovator, … reframed the crooked doorways …—
Gillian Barth
Gillian Barth
The more lines of discoloration there are near the frame edges (from where the mounting paper has been exposed to light), the more times the silhouette has probably been reframed.—Carolyn B. Noyes
Carolyn B. Noyes
… deftly reframes the debate, asserting that the war was never about W.M.D.s but about transforming the political dynamic of the region …—Yoni Brenner
Yoni Brenner
… cognitive-behavioral therapy, in which patients slowly expose themselves to the places and circumstances that frighten them and reframe the catastrophic thinking that torments them.—Jeffrey Kluger
Jeffrey Kluger
All failures are reframed as "good tries."—Jon Krause
Jon Krause
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To his credit, Newsom has reframed the conversation. —Ann Bullock, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026 In a Sunday, April 26, interview with Deadline, the Michael director, 60, likened his experience having to reshoot and reframe significant aspects of the new movie to finishing his 2022 movie, Emancipation, after star Will Smith's infamous 2022 Oscars slap. —Staff Author, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026 The concept effectively reframes coal as an electrochemical energy source rather than a fuel to be burned, potentially opening a new pathway for cleaner utilization of fossil resources. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026 Timed with Earth Day weekend, the service reframed climate and environmental issues as both a moral and public health crisis — one disproportionately impacting Black communities. —Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reframe
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Ann Bullock, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026 In a Sunday, April 26, interview with Deadline, the Michael director, 60, likened his experience having to reshoot and reframe significant aspects of the new movie to finishing his 2022 movie, Emancipation, after star Will Smith's infamous 2022 Oscars slap. —Staff Author, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026 The concept effectively reframes coal as an electrochemical energy source rather than a fuel to be burned, potentially opening a new pathway for cleaner utilization of fossil resources. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026 Timed with Earth Day weekend, the service reframed climate and environmental issues as both a moral and public health crisis — one disproportionately impacting Black communities. —Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reframe
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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