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
The transfer portal, the door to either Alice’s Wonderland or the gates of Hades, depending on your viewpoint, opened at midnight on January 2.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
While a strike or lockout isn’t imminent, the sides could change their viewpoints.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
From Warraich’s viewpoint, autonomous action represents a natural evolution in how enterprises use technology to achieve efficiency, resilience, and consistency.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
While a strike or lockout isn’t imminent, both sides could change their viewpoints.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
While a strike or lockout isn’t imminent, the sides could change their viewpoints.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
From Warraich’s viewpoint, autonomous action represents a natural evolution in how enterprises use technology to achieve efficiency, resilience, and consistency.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
While a strike or lockout isn’t imminent, both sides could change their viewpoints.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for viewpoint
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
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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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“Viewpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viewpoint. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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