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frame

[freym] / freɪm /
NOUN
skeleton, casing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
body cage fabric framework physique scaffolding structure
STRONG
anatomy architecture build carcass construction enclosure form fringe groundwork hem mount mounting outline scaffold scheme setting shell stage support system trim trimming truss valance
Antonyms
STRONG
center disorganization inside interior middle
VERB
build
Synonyms
STRONGEST
construct enclose erect fabricate mold
STRONG
assemble back border constitute encase fashion forge form institute invent lath make manufacture mat model mount panel produce raise shingle
WEAK
put together set up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break demolish destroy dismantle raze ruin
VERB
compose, plan
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concoct devise draw up formulate outline prepare shape sketch
STRONG
conceive contrive design draft form hatch indite invent make vamp write
WEAK
block out cook up dream up make up map out

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As millions tuned in to watch the Artemis II crew reach their farthest point from Earth, a jar of Nutella drifted into the camera’s frame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Health Secretary Wes Streeting described the outbreak at the time as "unprecedented" due to the number of people who became infected in a short time frame.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The most popular time frame is three years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The cloud was coming so fast, so full of lightning; it was much too big to get in one frame of her camera.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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