reframe
Britishverb
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to support or enclose (a picture, photograph, etc) in a new or different frame
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to change the plans or basic details of (a policy, idea, etc)
reframe policy issues and problems
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to look at, present, or think of (beliefs, ideas, relationships, etc) in a new or different way
reframe masculinity from this new perspective
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to change the focus or perspective of (a view) through a lens
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to say (something) in a different way
reframe the question
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The woman then appeared to reframe her question, to which the “Spotlight” actor agreed to respond on camera, adding, “That’s a real question; let’s talk about that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
You say you want to stop comparing yourself to your friends, but I challenge you to reframe how you view comparison, itself.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
How do you think Anthropic’s IPO could reframe the market’s understanding of AI?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Tapping Travis Scott to play the Bard singing the tales of Odysseus’ exploits, for example, doesn’t merely reframe the role of ancient storytellers and poets as that age’s rappers.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
This stuff got me down, but I tried to reframe it as an opportunity to learn, to use what power I could find inside a situation I’d never have chosen for myself.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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