frame
noun
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
framed
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past participleof frame.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof frame.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
framenouna border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
Example Sentences
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Washington has framed its host year around limiting regulatory burdens and promoting new technologies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
I just thought that the desire to be framed as the reasonable one would win out.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
She suggests looking for affordable vintage oil paintings, exhibition posters or framed sketches at antique markets, then securing them with command strips so they can be removed without leaving holes in the plaster.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I got to present him a framed newspaper copy of his achievement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
They framed two white doves perched on a rock beside a pond.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
