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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
Or are murders a way to look at the whistling wolf of death himself from the perspective of a problem that can be solved?
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Morgan is paired with Detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) — cue the romantic tension — and utilizes her photographic memory and life experience to bring an unconventional perspective to his caseload.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, from the perspective of the brands themselves, MTM provides plenty to recommend.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Non-linear conversational branching is just one more feature to remind you that an AI chatbot's simulated perspective is mutable, changeable, and highly guided by your own inputs in addition to the training data that forged its underlying neural network.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Morgan is paired with Detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) — cue the romantic tension — and utilizes her photographic memory and life experience to bring an unconventional perspective to his caseload.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, from the perspective of the brands themselves, MTM provides plenty to recommend.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Non-linear conversational branching is just one more feature to remind you that an AI chatbot's simulated perspective is mutable, changeable, and highly guided by your own inputs in addition to the training data that forged its underlying neural network.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perspective
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During his meeting with employees on Thursday, Duffy expressed the latter viewpoint.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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The line connects the bustling Praça dos Restauradores in Baixa (downtown Lisbon) with the lively Bairro Alto district and the São Pedro de Alcântara viewpoint.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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This livestream from The Virtual Telescope Project will share real-time views from Italy, where totality begins just as the full moon appears on the eastern horizon.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Its crown jewel was the balcony, which opened up to uninterrupted views of the lake and the hotel's waterfront promenade.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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What To Know In its latest global tropics hazards outlook, covering September 10-16 and September 17-23, the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) indicated at least a 20 percent chance of cyclone formation, at least of tropical depression strength, in the Florida, Gulf, and Caribbean region.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Those reports come ahead of Friday’s big jobs report, which will determine the near-term outlook for a stock market that has been on edge.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Perspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perspective. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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