reframe

/ riːˈfreɪm /

verb

1. to support or enclose (a picture, photograph, etc) in a new or different frame

2. to change the plans or basic details of (a policy, idea, etc)

   reframe policy issues and problems

3. to look at, present, or think of (beliefs, ideas, relationships, etc) in a new or different way

   reframe masculinity from this new perspective

4. to change the focus or perspective of (a view) through a lens

5. to say (something) in a different way

   reframe the question

Example Sentences

Shadeck said it was hard for him to reframe sports contracts on prediction markets as something other than gambling.

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Her friends urged her to reframe the tin’s meaning: Make it a tool of healing, instead of hurt, they suggested; strip it of its associations with betrayal and embrace it as a symbol of resilience.

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We can also reframe a situation “to focus on the upside of situations and choices.”

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And to arm them, in turn, with an encouraging environment that aims to reframe the way accessibility is often understood.

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Meanwhile, the RSF and affiliated social media accounts began seeking to reframe the narrative.

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Related Words

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• rethink