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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
Chipotle cut its sales outlook for the third-straight quarter last week.
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
According to the seasonal outlook from the Climate Prediction Center, which covers November through January, Tennessee has a 33–40% chance of experiencing above-normal temperatures.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
Despite the favorable outlook in this section, Danaher still has more to figure out in diagnostics.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Still, even economists who downplayed the short-term impact of the court’s decision acknowledged significant implications for the years-long outlook of the economy.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
According to the seasonal outlook from the Climate Prediction Center, which covers November through January, Tennessee has a 33–40% chance of experiencing above-normal temperatures.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
Despite the favorable outlook in this section, Danaher still has more to figure out in diagnostics.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Still, even economists who downplayed the short-term impact of the court’s decision acknowledged significant implications for the years-long outlook of the economy.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlook
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Designed by Schmidt Design Group, the design embraces the site’s natural topography, with a scenic overlook to the canyon at its highest point and a playground that takes advantage of a natural slope with climbing loops, rocks and a slide.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Don’t overlook one of Canada’s best natural overlooks.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kings coach Doug Christie — who was on that early 2000s team that nearly made the Finals — was one of many coaches and players throughout the NBA this week given the difficult task of answering questions about their perspectives of the ongoing legal case.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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But ask area residents how living or working in the City of Souls – surrounded by the unblinking fact of their own future – has impacted their perspective on death, and most respond with a shrug.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 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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These sensors were precisely angled to prepare for the construction of a large neutrino observatory in the deep South China Sea.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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For observatories like Gemini North and Gemini South, this poses a serious issue.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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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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Yet the nation’s 63 national parks remain largely open, with many roads, trails, lookouts and wilderness areas still accessible.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Coast Guard rules dictate that a lookout must be on board.—
David Goodhue
October 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Local resident Lee Needham also told the BBC that the crash site was close to houses, train tracks, industrial units and electrical towers.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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There are also salads and carpaccio, plus luxurious choices like caviar service and the requisite seafood tower.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Outlook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlook. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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