framing

noun

fram·​ing ˈfrā-miŋ How to pronounce framing (audio)
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: frame, framework

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the framing of the debate will consist of a predetermined order of turns and follow-up comments
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The incident supplies the stakes, the essay supplies the framing, and the pause supplies the reassurance, all timed and sequenced by the company being written about. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Ford is among the few filmmakers who succeeds in filming a stage performance with visual attention (a combination of duration and framing) that sustains literary continuity yet never recedes to mere home-video-like recording. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 In his framing, the renminbi’s gains are coming largely at the euro’s expense, not the dollar’s. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 My research suggests that this framing misses what is actually happening. — Rin Reczek, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for framing

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First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Aug. 2026.

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