framing

noun

fram·​ing ˈfrā-miŋ How to pronounce framing (audio)

Examples of framing in a Sentence

the framing of the debate will consist of a predetermined order of turns and follow-up comments
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Kennerly said the framing is underway, and the roof trusses will be installed this week. Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2025 Such an admission not only upsets the conventional framing of the war, but strikes at the very heart of the Vietnamese Communist Party’s own legitimacy to govern the country. Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025 Yet that very framing is anathema to the Chinese side—and likely to cause Beijing to disengage altogether. Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025 Yet what voters need to hear is a clear and persuasive alternative to Trump’s framing of the problems facing the nation. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for framing

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of framing was in 1703

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“Framing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/framing. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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