as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
I never thought about it from that standpoint before
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Recent Examples of standpoint
From a percentage standpoint, the Nos. 10, 11 and 12 seeds have won first-round games at around the same 35-40 percentage rate.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
From a production standpoint, Golden doesn't pop off the page, finishing with 987 receiving yards on 58 receptions (17 yards per reception) and nine touchdowns.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The film is also a strange beast from a nostalgia standpoint: There's a super high-tech society still using old Macs and email?
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
From a difficulty standpoint, The Show 25 will also feature the new G.O.A.T. difficulty for expert players.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
From a production standpoint, Golden doesn't pop off the page, finishing with 987 receiving yards on 58 receptions (17 yards per reception) and nine touchdowns.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The film is also a strange beast from a nostalgia standpoint: There's a super high-tech society still using old Macs and email?
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
From a difficulty standpoint, The Show 25 will also feature the new G.O.A.T. difficulty for expert players.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standpoint
Noun
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Roberts discusses his unique perspectives on microgravity's expansive role in pharmaceutical research, regenerative medicine, revolutionary materials and in-space manufacturing.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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In a recent op-ed, Perkins shared the deeply personal story that a miscarriage shaped her perspective on the sanctity of life.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
30 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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Igor Tudor represents Juventus values Arguably the biggest issue for Motta was his complete failure to deliver the promising tactical outlook seen during his Bologna tenure, Juve too often looking disjointed and devoid of ideas over the last two months.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The National Interagency Fire Center, which issues wildfire outlooks nationwide every quarter, predicted the spring will be ripe for wildfires in South Florida and the state.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Standpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpoint. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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