as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
I never thought about it from that standpoint before
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Recent Examples of standpoint
From an optics standpoint, draft night could hardly have gone worse for the local hockey club.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
Being poor from an income standpoint has another aspect that hasn’t gotten as much attention — the even starker stratification of Californians by wealth.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
But from a political standpoint, what Trump is doing is very easy to see.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
From a fundamental standpoint, Palo Alto Networks currently holds a market capitalization of $127 billion.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
Being poor from an income standpoint has another aspect that hasn’t gotten as much attention — the even starker stratification of Californians by wealth.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
But from a political standpoint, what Trump is doing is very easy to see.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
From a fundamental standpoint, Palo Alto Networks currently holds a market capitalization of $127 billion.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standpoint
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That perspective — born in fire — defined his life.—
Michel Faulkner,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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Even taking a short break to breathe, reflect or laugh with a colleague can restore perspective.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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That is blatant viewpoint discrimination and an infringement of PBS and PBS Member Stations' private editorial discretion.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Brandon Bell/Getty Images A group of residents sued, arguing that removing the books was unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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And finally, the executive briefing and future risk outlook includes insights from AAFA, Policy Hub, TrusTrace and the London School of Economics on the growing legal, financial and reputational risks companies face and how robust supply chain data can help mitigate that risk.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
4 June 2025
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The outlook for the rest of the year didn’t see much of a change in trajectory.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
4 June 2025
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“Standpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpoint. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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