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as in overlook
a high place or structure from which a wide view is possible
the cliff-top outlook provides an expansive view of the sleepy village down in the valley
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as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
tried to keep a cheerful outlook on life
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Recent Examples of outlook
The year-ahead inflation outlook spiked to 4.9 percent from 4.3 percent in February, the highest level since November 2022.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Sentiment measures are among multiple factors gauging economic and consumer outlook.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Still, the Fed also raised its inflation outlook and trimmed its economic growth expectations.
—Sean Conlon,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Drought is expected to expand across much of Colorado this spring, according to a drought outlook prepared by the National Weather Service.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Sentiment measures are among multiple factors gauging economic and consumer outlook.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Still, the Fed also raised its inflation outlook and trimmed its economic growth expectations.
—Sean Conlon,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Drought is expected to expand across much of Colorado this spring, according to a drought outlook prepared by the National Weather Service.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlook
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Labor experts say that the working world excludes, underpays, overlooks and exploits around half of its available force – and as such, work systems - in their current structures - are failing women.—
Meera Senthilingam,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Rocky Gap encompasses more than 3,000 acres of land with sheer cliffs, scenic overlooks, and a hemlock forest concentrated with rhododendrons and mountain laurels.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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Laabs’s drama weaves historical drama with comedy, offering a fresh perspective on how the past continues to shape our present.—
Clifford Coonan,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Two years later, and now the film is coming out from an artist's perspective at the perfect time.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The three sides appeared to hold starkly different views about what the deal covered.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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The 13th century sculpted item is currently on view in the Louvre’s Denon wing, where a label says it was acquired during the German occupation of France, with the intention of displaying it in a Düsseldorf museum.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The observatory said the timing, location and duration of the impacts depend on weather and the size and duration of the eruption.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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According to a recent blog posted by weather forecaster Charlie Peachey, the observatory was battered by gusts over 100 miles per hour for 39 consecutive hours in late February.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
11 Mar. 2025
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Geekie has incorporated some of Pastrnak’s viewpoints into his game, partly because both are right shots.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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An Invisible Risk The standard literature defines cognitive bias as a systematic distortion that affects decision making processes and cognitive understanding, often resulting from limited data sets and unconscious biases and decision protocols favoring certain viewpoints.—
Cristian Randieri,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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That evening, Patron and a second unindicted co-conspirator took Rendon into a nearby ravine where Patron shot Rendon five times in the head while Lomeli-Luna acted as a lookout at the top of the ravine, according to prosecutors.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a short, mile-long Watchman Peak Trail that leads to a fire lookout tower with a 360-degree view of the lake, crater, and surrounding Cascade Mountains.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
7 Mar. 2025
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It would have been taken roughly an hour after police allege his phone pinged a cell tower near the crime scene following the quadruple stabbing inside.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Of those 94 open work orders for the three lines, seven were for towers carrying the inactive line, records showed.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Outlook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlook. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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