picture frame

noun

: a frame for holding a picture

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The team eventually came up with an idea where the stage would be framed, like a picture frame. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026 The angles on this bob act like a picture frame around her face—highlighting each and every one of her many expressions. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026 The Musubi is being designed to be as simple to use as any conventional digital picture frame. — New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2026 And Jim lives on in my house, not just in a picture frame, but in the numerous joke chip-and-dip sets that line the walls of our kitchen, with my long-suffering wife’s acceptance. — Lee Michael Katz, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for picture frame

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“Picture frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture%20frame. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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