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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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Last year, a BASE jumper died after attempting to parachute into the canyon from a popular overlook, Yavapai Point.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
10 Nov. 2025
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Using nothing but a string, Frieda marked a trail around the rock formations that ended in the iconic overlook at Lover’s Leap.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their experiences span city, county, and campus policing, offering contrasting perspectives on how to lead the Sheriff’s Office through a period of change.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Expect a few misunderstandings, but also second chances to speak honestly and listen with a fresh perspective.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Kyle's Instagram post had more than 400,000 views last week.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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The video went viral, amassing over 2 million views.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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And this is how modern gravitational wave observatories — like the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA detectors — actually successfully detect these gravitational waves.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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The observatory is conducting a ten-year-long survey of the southern sky, dubbed the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, which has as one of its principal goals improving our understanding of the nature of both dark energy and dark matter.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The video is enacting the viewpoint of the city itself on October 4th, the night that Ebba and Zema, dressed in dark, anonymizing colors, hoisted their small bodies onto the roof of a subway car, where they were later found, lifeless, at the Marcy Avenue station.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Constitution doesn’t let government officials pick which viewpoints are acceptable.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 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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New towers, bunkers and berms consistent with weapons development have cropped up in satellite imagery of these growing sites.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nearly 50 years would pass before Gardner climbed that tower again, this time in search of inspiration from the terra cotta friezes of birds of prey and Native American warriors that are carved into the side of the school’s building.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Outlook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlook. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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