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as in viewpoints
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 perspectives
Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 Apr. 2026
Active engagement with new perspectives could’ve helped spice things up, but there’s only so much generational commentary available when the priorities of those generations are taken off the table.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
There is hope in words that can reframe our perspectives, entertain and offer humor, or commiserate in our rage or grief.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
The concern is that these perspectives become the new normal.
—Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Those conversations can lead to new perspectives and different approaches.
—Mike Kaye
april 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Gap continues to tap into the cultural zeitgeist by collaborating with creative partners who bring fresh perspectives to its heritage designs.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
Even when flying in one direction, horizons can be rotated, and perspectives can be shifted to look back or perform a flip.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 27, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
Viewing these very famous periods of Bay Area history from individual female and usually working-class perspectives has given me a completely different idea of Bay Area history.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 Apr. 2026
Active engagement with new perspectives could’ve helped spice things up, but there’s only so much generational commentary available when the priorities of those generations are taken off the table.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
There is hope in words that can reframe our perspectives, entertain and offer humor, or commiserate in our rage or grief.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
The concern is that these perspectives become the new normal.
—Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Those conversations can lead to new perspectives and different approaches.
—Mike Kaye
april 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Gap continues to tap into the cultural zeitgeist by collaborating with creative partners who bring fresh perspectives to its heritage designs.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
Even when flying in one direction, horizons can be rotated, and perspectives can be shifted to look back or perform a flip.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 27, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
Viewing these very famous periods of Bay Area history from individual female and usually working-class perspectives has given me a completely different idea of Bay Area history.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perspectives
Noun
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Bad actors are often counting on the fact that people let their emotions and existing viewpoints guide their reactions to content.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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However, capturing more viewpoints typically increases processing time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is apparently so intolerable to the American public of the 1950s that he is chased out of a radio station after airing his views, whiskey bottle in hand.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Rauschenberg was presumably familiar with Siskind’s views on the inherently abstract nature of photography.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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According to the bloom outlooks from the Morris Arboretum and Gardens, variations of cherry trees are scheduled to blossom throughout March and April.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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How new additions impact outlooks for Brooks, Ekwonu The Panthers added former Green Bay Packers left tackle Rasheed Walker and former Philadelphia Eagles running back AJ Dillon during the second wave of free agency.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
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Enjoy a meal or snack at Mkutano House, Elephant Valley’s open-air dining experience where snacks and meals come with a side of gorgeous panoramas of the pond and savanna.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
2 Apr. 2026
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Нe used a triangulation method, identifying distinctive features in Luna 9’s original 1966 ground-level panoramas—two distant hills, specific boulders and an ejecta streak—and matched them with topographic data from the LRO’s laser altimeter.—
Ilya Ferapontov,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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