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  • present participle of frame.
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framing

[fray-ming] / ˈfreɪ mɪŋ /
NOUN
stud
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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

There is something almost deliberately subversive about that framing.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

These new pioneers coax the landscape into fertile framing, helping to feed hungry populations.

From Science Daily ● 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

And sure enough, there she was: Heleen Van Houden, shimmering in teal satin, an elaborate ruff of peacock feathers framing her golden head.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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

Memes stir emotional responses and can create meanings and framings of issues and events.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2023

But the savings aren’t quite as dramatic as some framings of his endeavor have made it seem.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2023

And just by mentioning them or using these framings, you're sort of reinforcing those gender norms.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022

Strong malleable iron bars for supporting the framings of the marine steam-engine.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher




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