- present participle of frame.
framing
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“You’re invited to relax and entertain surrounded by a stately fireplace, regal archways and a row of leaded glass arched windows framing open-sky views,” the listing notes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Cheng rejected the criticism, framing her approach as necessary to avoid conflict rather than a capitulation to Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
What makes Talarico’s race worth watching this cycle, in Hayes’ framing, is less about the candidate himself than about the structural gap that’s opened up on the other side.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Texas Democrats I’ve spoken to over the years have a way of framing O’Rourke’s 2018 Senate run as not only a highly impressive achievement … but also something they’re comfortable Monday-morning quarterbacking.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
Her dark blond hair was plastered against her skull, framing a pink scar that curved between her top lip and nose.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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Highly intelligent people often become extremely efficient at operating within established systems while remaining surprisingly blind to alternative framings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Since then he’s collaborated with producers Blake Mills and Raphael Saadiq on albums that brought varied framings to his polished croon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
Various framings of this primetime shuffle characterize it as a major shake-up, although it doesn't come close to the upheaval caused by Carlson's abrupt firing on April 24.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2023
And just by mentioning them or using these framings, you're sort of reinforcing those gender norms.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022
It seemed to fall from the ceiling in blinding rays, it oozed from the walls in mouldings, sashes, framings of every kind.
From The Nabob by W. Blaydes