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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
The painting is monochrome—blacks, grays, white—and the perspective intentionally distorted.
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Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
From the Heat perspective, a team source said Friday:
— Butler stood as the first player during Riley’s tenure to refuse to report for a team flight when contacted on the day of the flight, which was the case with the Jan. 22 flight for the game the next night in Milwaukee.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
In conclusion, Todd said that animal intelligence shouldn't be considered from a human perspective, and instead of which one is smarter, the real question is, could either of them manage without us?
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Unlike past adaptations, this series tells the story from Watson’s perspective.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
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Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
From the Heat perspective, a team source said Friday:
— Butler stood as the first player during Riley’s tenure to refuse to report for a team flight when contacted on the day of the flight, which was the case with the Jan. 22 flight for the game the next night in Milwaukee.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
In conclusion, Todd said that animal intelligence shouldn't be considered from a human perspective, and instead of which one is smarter, the real question is, could either of them manage without us?
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Unlike past adaptations, this series tells the story from Watson’s perspective.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perspective
Noun
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This idea is up for consideration because, as discussed, viewpoints vary on whether the current system does justice to the regular season's value.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Also at play: the imposition of conditions for approval of the transferal of the licenses, including commitment to promote viewpoint diversity and being placed on probation until compliance is evident.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Back in Action held onto second place, though, with another 9.2M views from February 3 to February 9.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Justice Department had already dropped the case against Trump because of its longstanding view that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The analyst contended that while Amazon issued a subdued outlook and announced a huge increase in capital expenditure, its margins surpassed expectations and the cloud business AWS (Amazon Web Services) fared better than its peers.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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There is a hazardous weather outlook in the area due to snow, the National Weather Service (NWS) says.—
Anna Commander,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Perspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perspective. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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