framing

noun

fram·​ing ˈfrā-miŋ How to pronounce framing (audio)

Examples of framing in a Sentence

the framing of the debate will consist of a predetermined order of turns and follow-up comments
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This common framing of the issue of international trade is exactly backward. Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025 The camera supports Windows' Studio Effects auto framing and background blur. PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025 Two other notable thinkers on the topic have suggested alternative framings. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 The Trump administration’s framing of its detention of a Palestinian student activist as a defense against rising antisemitism is a move that launches, in effect, a new round of free speech tug-of-war. Nate Iglehart, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for framing

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of framing was in 1703

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“Framing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/framing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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