as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
my viewpoint on the issue is similar to my best friend's but very different from my parents'
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Recent Examples of viewpoint
Barger said at monthly board meetings, the average rider’s viewpoint is not heard.
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 1 May 2026
The casting has always managed to feel diverse, but in a guileless, incidental way, giving the appearance of multicultural inclusion without espousing any explicitly progressive viewpoints.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board includes Executive Editor Roger Simmons , opinion editor Krys Fluker and viewpoints editor Jay Reddick.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
What to do nearby One of Lisbon’s most famous viewpoints, the Miradouro de Santa Luzia, is a stone’s throw from the hotel entrance.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 1 May 2026
The casting has always managed to feel diverse, but in a guileless, incidental way, giving the appearance of multicultural inclusion without espousing any explicitly progressive viewpoints.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board includes Executive Editor Roger Simmons , opinion editor Krys Fluker and viewpoints editor Jay Reddick.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
What to do nearby One of Lisbon’s most famous viewpoints, the Miradouro de Santa Luzia, is a stone’s throw from the hotel entrance.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for viewpoint
Noun
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Sometimes her agent has to tell her to pull back a little and keep the teen perspective in the driver’s seat.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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This perspective influences every element of the record.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The center begins issuing tropical outlooks every six hours on May 15 for the Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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His parents’ experience living under totalitarianism shaped his outlook on the world.—
Iris Kwok
May 12,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Viewpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viewpoint. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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