reframe

verb

re·frame (ˌ)rē-ˈfrām

reframed; reframing

Synonyms of reframe next

transitive verb

: to frame (something) again and often in a different way

Tom, a seasoned renovator, … reframed the crooked doorways …—

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

… 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

… 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

All failures are reframed as "good tries."—

Jon Krause

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The key is practicing this reframing regularly, not just during high-pressure moments. —

Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Its timeless immensity and beautiful stillness helps reframe our ridiculously anxious era into something more meaningful. —

Abbey Stone, SELF, 31 Oct. 2024 Kaya and Elsbeth reframe the entire experience as an opportunity to start her life afresh with new, actual friends. —

Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 While much of the show’s reframing of the source material is a highlight of the series, there are times when its narrative unnecessarily overcomplicates itself by adding too many wrinkles to its subplots. —

Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reframe