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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
Now armed with a new perspective on her own life and her father’s, the past takes on new meaning.
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Nora Dahlia, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The findings offer a new perspective on one of history’s most famous military disasters.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
The jury especially liked the way the dialogue’s shift in volume and tone established the visceral experience of the main character — deeply rooting the audience inside Drea’s perspective.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Beyond that, working on the academic and coaching side of things has also provided an additional perspective.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Nora Dahlia, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The findings offer a new perspective on one of history’s most famous military disasters.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
The jury especially liked the way the dialogue’s shift in volume and tone established the visceral experience of the main character — deeply rooting the audience inside Drea’s perspective.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Beyond that, working on the academic and coaching side of things has also provided an additional perspective.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perspective
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Forty percent of fourth graders are unable to put the events of a story into a sequence or describe a character’s motivations, and a third of eighth graders cannot identify the main ideas of a text or distinguish between different viewpoints.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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That hearing was expected to include Mitchell and her top prosecutors taking the stand to defend their decisions and prove that charging the protesters was not meant to suppress their viewpoints.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Now the wetlands, woods, wildflower meadows and river views, which are managed and protected by River Fields conservancy, are open for the public to enjoy from dawn to dusk.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Madrid view was clear in captain Dani Carvajal’s Instagram post on Tuesday.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Right now, the Fed continues to have flexibility to cut later when more economic data is available and the outlook is clearer.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fernando Fernandez, Unilever chief executive officer, said the outlook remained unchanged for the full year, with underlying sales growth expected to land between 3 percent and 5 percent.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Perspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perspective. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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