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 an optics standpoint, draft night could hardly have gone worse for the local hockey club.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
Being poor from an income standpoint has another aspect that hasn’t gotten as much attention — the even starker stratification of Californians by wealth.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
But from a political standpoint, what Trump is doing is very easy to see.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
From a fundamental standpoint, Palo Alto Networks currently holds a market capitalization of $127 billion.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
Being poor from an income standpoint has another aspect that hasn’t gotten as much attention — the even starker stratification of Californians by wealth.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
But from a political standpoint, what Trump is doing is very easy to see.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
From a fundamental standpoint, Palo Alto Networks currently holds a market capitalization of $127 billion.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standpoint
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To put this into perspective, Ye has 33.5 million followers on X (formerly Twitter); the global Jewish population currently is estimated at 15.8 million.—
Jonathan A. Greenblatt,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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But the president’s comments underscore a changing perspective around alternative career pathways.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Brandon Bell/Getty Images A group of residents sued, arguing that removing the books was unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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That is blatant viewpoint discrimination and an infringement of PBS and PBS Member Stations' private editorial discretion.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Snowflake raised its full-year sales outlook for product revenue and sees its current quarter sales just above analysts' expectations.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Bank of America is moving to the sidelines on Target after the company’s earnings reflected an uncertain outlook.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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“Standpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpoint. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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