long view

noun

: an approach to a problem or situation that emphasizes long-range factors

Examples of long view in a Sentence

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In today’s health care world, physicians have less and less time to deal with the patient and are more likely to focus on the complaint at hand, rather than the long view of trying to help this person live a longer and healthier life. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 2 July 2024 In the wake of the Heat falling in the first round of the playoffs after advancing through the play-in bracket as a No. 8 seed, Heat President Pat Riley spoke in terms of a long view in regards to Butler’s contract. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024 Her sense of distance from her own body gives us the long view from youth to mortality that the novel also evokes. Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024 But they’re already getting pulled back across the calendar, indulging outlets’ old compulsion to give the quickest long view—to post their retrospective first. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for long view 

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of long view was in 1912

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“Long view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20view. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Geographical Definition

Longview

geographical name

Long·​view ˈlȯŋ-ˌvyü How to pronounce Longview (audio)
1
city in northeastern Texas population 80,455

Note: Longview grew rapidly in the 1930s after the discovery of oil in the area.

2
city on the Columbia River in southwestern Washington population 36,648
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