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as in viewpoint
a way of looking at or thinking about something
whether she was being rude or candid is all a matter of perspective
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Recent Examples of perspective
These racist perspectives — that people, and especially brown people, are an impediment to achieving the ideal nature — were popular even among mainstream environmentalists in the 20th century.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
To put that in perspective, that’s more than the market value of both Oracle and Netflix, and more than double the market cap of Coca-Cola and Chevron.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
But the initial episodes get swept up in recapping the past few years of political events while indulging adult perspectives that feel outdated, if not outright regressive.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
To put that in perspective, that’s more than the market value of both Oracle and Netflix, and more than double the market cap of Coca-Cola and Chevron.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
But the initial episodes get swept up in recapping the past few years of political events while indulging adult perspectives that feel outdated, if not outright regressive.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for perspective
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perspective
Noun
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As Davenport proves, other viewpoints have been heard for far too long and people who hold those opinions are still making the laws and informing the societal traditions that govern disabled people’s lives.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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In a subsequent memo issued on January 24, the Trump administration made sure that the FACE Act would no longer be weaponized against pro-life viewpoints.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Aerial view of trucks queueing next to the border wall before crossing to the United States at Otay commercial port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 22, 2025.—
Kristian Burt,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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Fiery Mars and his two companions Now, look halfway up in the eastern sky for orange-yellow Mars, which blazes into view as night falls.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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In this instance, policies implemented during Donald Trump’s former presidency and the potential for their return with his re-election will have implications for the outlook of this demographic.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The case study doesn't provide information on the man's outlook.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Perspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perspective. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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