noun
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a frame, framework, or system of frames
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the way in which something is framed
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adjustment of the longitudinal position of the film in a projector gate to secure proper vertical positioning of the picture on the screen
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Etymology
Origin of framing
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at frame, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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"Uefa tells Fifa's Infantino tournament is not for sale," continues the Daily Star, framing the matter in terms of "World Cup Sinners".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The manager introduced a white paper in May, framing what he said was the 4th evolutionary stage, or 4.0, of value investing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Nevertheless, the claustrophobic framing shrinks an epic voyage into small-screen content made solely for a bored child to hold right up to their nose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The opening “I Feel So Free” is the thesis statement, framing the club as a place that dissolves ego, lessens anxiety, and offers a portal to communal bliss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The Portland marquee at the Arlene Schnitzer, its oversize lights framing the sign.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
Memes stir emotional responses and can create meanings and framings of issues and events.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2023
And just by mentioning them or using these framings, you're sort of reinforcing those gender norms.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022
These fantastical framings make the relatively unadorned “Why” all the more powerful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
In so doing, he is bringing to the front darker, more personal themes — control, abjection, death — that elude social-justice framings and that have concerned him all along.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2021
Men began to build so lightly and loftily that walls soon assumed the appearance of mere framings to the huge windows that characterize this ultimate phase of Gothic architecture.
From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.
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