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as in overlook
a high place or structure from which a wide view is possible
the cliff-top outlook provides an expansive view of the sleepy village down in the valley
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as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
tried to keep a cheerful outlook on life
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Recent Examples of outlook
Throughout his treatment, Walker had made regular updates on social media, generally revealing a positive outlook and a fighting spirit.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
But much will depend on the outlook for inflation.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Despite the grim outlook, the authors encourage continued efforts, especially through SETI (the search for extraterrestrial intelligence).
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The path for the stock market is higher even if there is some near-term volatility around the interest rate outlook, according to UBS.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
But much will depend on the outlook for inflation.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Despite the grim outlook, the authors encourage continued efforts, especially through SETI (the search for extraterrestrial intelligence).
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The path for the stock market is higher even if there is some near-term volatility around the interest rate outlook, according to UBS.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlook
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The charming Town Hill Bed & Breakfast in Little Orleans features its own scenic overlook, appropriately named the Town Hill Overlook.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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There’s also Scott Beebe, a 66-year-old, 14-year VMRG rescue-level member who has summited Holy Cross 15 times and leads summertime pilgrimages to the Notch Mountain overlook as pastor of Vail’s Mount of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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Robot boot camps to drive change To put that into perspective, its most significant rival in this area, the United States, currently only deploys around a tenth of that a year.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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To put it into perspective, the structure of Hades II necessitates that players conquer both routes of its story, and multiple times at that to reach the true ending.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The former is located between Lake Coville and Lake Grosvenor and hosts up to six guests at one time; the latter has amazing views of Nonvianuk Lake and has room for 24 guests across 11 cabins.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Such structures, researchers note, may also have served as territorial markers, ritual spaces, or solar observatories aligned with events like the summer solstice.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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With low-light pollution and high altitudes, the observatory offers visitors the chance to view pristine night skies, sometimes including the Northern Lights, from its roll-off roof.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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As with Licorice Pizza and Magnolia, the outskirts of Hollywood prove to be infinitely more interesting to Anderson than its glitzy center, and Boogie Nights offers up the ultimate viewpoint on that — an industry that, even at its highest point, was never going to break through into the mainstream.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Popular stopping points include the viewpoint of Rowena Crest and Multnomah Falls, a 620-foot waterfall framed by red and gold foliage.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
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Tucked into the foothills of the White Tank Mountains, these 340 steps lead up to a panoramic lookout that delivers serious leg burn and serious bragging rights.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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You’ll be shaded by towering pine trees, scramble over rocks and somewhat rough terrain, and have plenty of opportunity to stop at various lookouts on the way.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The former high school football player who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower that houses the headquarters of the NFL, and who blamed the league for hiding the dangers of brain injuries, was suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE, a city medical examiner said Friday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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There are no spools of barbed wire atop its fences or looming guard towers to announce its purpose.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Outlook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlook. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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