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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Music of the margins — which before neoperreo was punk rock and hip-hop — had been framed in opposition to polite society.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The redbrick exterior is complemented by a stately entrance framed by columns, while the interior boasts walnut flooring and expansive living areas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
When my designer Daniel Romualdez came to hang them, he said, “Let’s do some unframed and some framed together.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Puerto has framed the suit as a way of fighting back against laws that she feels have compromised the future she wanted to give herself and her children.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
I notice Nico surveying the padded bench by the shoe rack and the tiny framed mirrors in the entryway.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
