as in perspectives
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 viewpoints
Below is a snapshot of international opinions and viewpoints on the conflict.
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CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Spring is a high-traffic season, so expect limited parking and crowds at popular viewpoints.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Now after four years of ongoing horrors in Ukraine, and more than two years of watching slaughter and suffering in Gaza, the latest war filling our feeds is just another numbing form of content, a digital arena in which competing forces try to assert conflicting viewpoints.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
When anti‑vaxxers outweigh scientists Nowhere is that risk clearer than in the far-off corners of the internet where extreme viewpoints are often the loudest.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Those viewpoints have merit, and there’s a worthy discussion to be had about Gilgeous-Alexander’s methods, but all that nuance and negativity should fall by the wayside in honor of his remarkable feat.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Sitting at over 8,000 feet, the area blooms later than lowland Taiwan—typically from mid-March through April—with pockets of cherry trees framing trails, temples, and misty viewpoints.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
Skydance committed to ensure the new company presents a diversity of viewpoints across the political and ideological spectrum.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Following the brouhaha around whether art should be divorced from politics at the Berlinale, the organizers of the 8th Joburg Film Festival at Tuesday night’s opener were adamant that all voices and viewpoints are welcome, noting that African filmmaking is inherently political.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Spring is a high-traffic season, so expect limited parking and crowds at popular viewpoints.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Now after four years of ongoing horrors in Ukraine, and more than two years of watching slaughter and suffering in Gaza, the latest war filling our feeds is just another numbing form of content, a digital arena in which competing forces try to assert conflicting viewpoints.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
When anti‑vaxxers outweigh scientists Nowhere is that risk clearer than in the far-off corners of the internet where extreme viewpoints are often the loudest.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Those viewpoints have merit, and there’s a worthy discussion to be had about Gilgeous-Alexander’s methods, but all that nuance and negativity should fall by the wayside in honor of his remarkable feat.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Sitting at over 8,000 feet, the area blooms later than lowland Taiwan—typically from mid-March through April—with pockets of cherry trees framing trails, temples, and misty viewpoints.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
Skydance committed to ensure the new company presents a diversity of viewpoints across the political and ideological spectrum.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Following the brouhaha around whether art should be divorced from politics at the Berlinale, the organizers of the 8th Joburg Film Festival at Tuesday night’s opener were adamant that all voices and viewpoints are welcome, noting that African filmmaking is inherently political.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for viewpoints
perspectives
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The series is about the horrific shock of unexpected sorrow, how death can divide families (or bring people together) and how navigating pain can alter perspectives and paths forward.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Better, though, are the perspectives from the other side of the story, led by Jim Birges, whose father Big John was the architect of the plot, a retaliation for gambling debts that crushed his lucrative multi-million-dollar landscaping empire.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Viewpoints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viewpoints. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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