as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
who started the argument apparently depends on your vantage point
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Recent Examples of vantage point
This isn’t anywhere near doomsday for the 2025-26 Nuggets from Jokic’s vantage point.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The exterior patio—complete with a wood-burning stove—is an ideal vantage point for watching street life stroll by, craft brew in hand.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
Getty Images The variability of a football club’s circumstances from one season to the next — the impact of promotion and relegation, the jumbled mass of player contracts on their books — means no two teams ever approach a transfer window from the same vantage point.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Housed in a lighthouse from the 1890s, this is the place to soak up the local history and catch the water views from a unique vantage point.
—Meredith Lindemon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The exterior patio—complete with a wood-burning stove—is an ideal vantage point for watching street life stroll by, craft brew in hand.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
Getty Images The variability of a football club’s circumstances from one season to the next — the impact of promotion and relegation, the jumbled mass of player contracts on their books — means no two teams ever approach a transfer window from the same vantage point.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Housed in a lighthouse from the 1890s, this is the place to soak up the local history and catch the water views from a unique vantage point.
—Meredith Lindemon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vantage point
Noun
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January 20 – February 18 Your perspective could carry extra weight today.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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In the play, which begins as historic epic and becomes, for Goethe, increasing personal and interior, Egmont gains perspective on the complexities of his place in politics by contemplating nature and being.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Let new viewpoints calm fears and guide choices.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
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Watch the planet parade from one of several viewpoints along the coast, including Herring Cove Beach or the Race Point or Wood End Lighthouses.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But union leaders disputed the district’s financial framing, arguing that recent state revenue data could alter the outlook.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The medical device maker maintained its full-year outlook, reaffirming that the forecast includes a potential tariff impact of roughly $185 million, unchanged from its prior guidance.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Vantage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vantage%20point. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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