perspective

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as in view
all that can be seen from a certain point the perspective from the hotel balcony was dominated by the lake and mountains

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Recent Examples of perspective Despite the demands of professional golf, Spieth prioritizes family time and shares how much fatherhood has shifted his perspective. Kayla Grant, People.com, 14 July 2025 Just for perspective, as previously mentioned, learning to fly in manual/acro mode with a traditional FPV controller takes 50+ hours of flight practice. James Abbott, Space.com, 14 July 2025 From an evolutionary perspective, isolation meant not just the risk of death but, worse, the risk of leaving no descendants. Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 The valuation is something experts can help you with from a monetary perspective, but the intrinsic value is a harder to determine value. Julie Murphy, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for perspective
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Noun
  • Within a year, the club’s complex board structure, allied with disparate viewpoints over the future strategic direction of the team, meant some disputes would ultimately end in court, with Cruyff attempting to block the appointment of Louis van Gaal as the club’s new director.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 July 2025
  • Hernandez said lawmakers who lacked understanding of drag and showed no interest in the the performers' viewpoints, ignored testimonies as they were given.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • According to StreetEasy, there are plenty of units available to buy, though only one to rent: a $49,500-per-month three-bedroom with views of the Hudson River and sort of disappointingly gray custom Bulthaup cabinetry.
    Brendan O'Connor, Curbed, 7 July 2025
  • Experts have criticized the view that trade deficits are inherently bad and questioned whether the U.S. can or should seek to close them.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • With that a spiritual and hopeful outlook, DY continues his commitment to dedicate his life to Christianity after announcing his retirement from reggaeton in 2022.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 10 July 2025
  • The survey ranks company sentiment between zero and 1 — with a .5 reading indicating a neutral outlook balanced between pessimism and optimism.
    Tom Hudson, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025

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“Perspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perspective. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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