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as in viewpoint
a way of looking at or thinking about something
whether she was being rude or candid is all a matter of perspective
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Recent Examples of perspective
His boot camp experience serves as a coming-of-age journey for the character as his perspective on manhood changes.
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Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
But clearly, the perspective, the point of view, and the style are those of a film.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Showing Up’s potentially myopic perspective contrasts significantly from Reichardt’s Night Moves, a film about radical white environmental activists whose designs of blowing up a dam backfires, causing their inept leader Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) to erratically cover his tracks.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Sometimes a little perspective is enough to make all the difference.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
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Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
But clearly, the perspective, the point of view, and the style are those of a film.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Showing Up’s potentially myopic perspective contrasts significantly from Reichardt’s Night Moves, a film about radical white environmental activists whose designs of blowing up a dam backfires, causing their inept leader Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) to erratically cover his tracks.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Sometimes a little perspective is enough to make all the difference.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perspective
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perspective
Noun
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Who cares if ‘male’ is the main viewpoint?—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Keaton had a preference for uplifting films, often leaning towards romantic comedies or movies about female friends with an optimistic viewpoint.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Rowling continues to speak out and be drawn into online battles about her views, but the controversies don’t seem to be affecting the star power behind new Potter projects.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
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Cromwell said the fight started with spectators arguing over someone standing up and blocking the view of the game for other fans.—
Ed Lavandera,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United, the approach was more akin to what Tottenham fans might have been used to seeing in the Europa League last season, when Postecoglou took a more pragmatic outlook.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Artistic Milliners’ color outlook for the season is about achieving excellence in color from the dye process through to surface application.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Perspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perspective. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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