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 BarthThe 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 KlugerAll failures are reframed as "good tries."—Jon Krause
Jon KrauseExamples of reframe in a Sentence
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Hannah-Jones, who teaches at Howard University, initiated The 1619 Project, which reframes and reconsiders how the story of slavery has been told by historians and journalists.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2024
This shift is also reframing our view of Western impacts on India, where Greeks began to settle after Alexander’s conquests.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
That short reprieve saved him and helped reframe his fear of death.
—Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
The change reframes the story as a broader sci-fi narrative, taking away from the ’90s anime’s space-western specificity.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 31 May 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2024
This shift is also reframing our view of Western impacts on India, where Greeks began to settle after Alexander’s conquests.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
That short reprieve saved him and helped reframe his fear of death.
—Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
The change reframes the story as a broader sci-fi narrative, taking away from the ’90s anime’s space-western specificity.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 31 May 2024
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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