as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
my viewpoint on the issue is similar to my best friend's but very different from my parents'
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Recent Examples of viewpoint
Critics say the commission lacks religious and ideological diversity, violates federal law requiring balanced viewpoints, and threatens long-standing constitutional church-state protections.
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Though several stop-worthy viewpoints appear within the first few miles of the Byway, the most famous and arguably most impressive is Windy Point Vista.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The government is citing legal technicalities and contending the law does not define how a commission should be fairly balanced or whose viewpoints should be represented.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
When the North Rim officially reopens May 15, 2026, services will be limited, but all paved roadways within the park will reopen, providing access to many iconic viewpoints.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 9 May 2026
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Though several stop-worthy viewpoints appear within the first few miles of the Byway, the most famous and arguably most impressive is Windy Point Vista.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The government is citing legal technicalities and contending the law does not define how a commission should be fairly balanced or whose viewpoints should be represented.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
When the North Rim officially reopens May 15, 2026, services will be limited, but all paved roadways within the park will reopen, providing access to many iconic viewpoints.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for viewpoint
Noun
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Sometimes her agent has to tell her to pull back a little and keep the teen perspective in the driver’s seat.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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This perspective influences every element of the record.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2026
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The center begins issuing tropical outlooks every six hours on May 15 for the Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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His parents’ experience living under totalitarianism shaped his outlook on the world.—
Iris Kwok
May 12,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Viewpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viewpoint. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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