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
Despite Oregon’s offense dwarfing that of Texas Tech from a yardage standpoint 198 to 88, the Raiders limited the Ducks to just six points — in large part due to curbing both fourth-down attempts.
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Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
From a nutritional standpoint, avocado oil is often considered one of the more health-supportive cooking oils, largely because of its fat profile.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
But purely from a personal standpoint, being in Toronto for that last road series was really cool.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
A lot happened in 2025, but one aspect of the year gone past that will be remembered from a royal standpoint?
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
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Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
From a nutritional standpoint, avocado oil is often considered one of the more health-supportive cooking oils, largely because of its fat profile.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
But purely from a personal standpoint, being in Toronto for that last road series was really cool.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
A lot happened in 2025, but one aspect of the year gone past that will be remembered from a royal standpoint?
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standpoint
Noun
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The Niners put Lenoir on the boundary (short) side of the field for this game, breaking with their standard practice of playing him solely on the right side (offensive perspective).—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Your perspective of the world is a new thing.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those laws laid out a more nuanced viewpoint of the distinctions between adults and juveniles who commit the worst crimes and the unconstitutionality of punishing them equally.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Ethical or not, the strategy can be effective for lending credibility to a particular viewpoint.—
Colin Lecher,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Interest rate outlook Signs of stabilization in the labor market — particularly a lower jobless rate — could lead the Federal Reserve to hit the brakes on interest rate cuts for now, according to some experts.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Schumacher’s counterparts in Utah and Arizona are also warily eyeing medium-range weather forecasts for any signs of a change in the weather pattern that would signal an improvement in their water outlook as well.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Standpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpoint. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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