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 chronological standpoint, you might be tempted to start with the 2009 reboot, which takes place many years before the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
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Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 June 2025
That’s the best round of the fight from an action standpoint.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
From a practical standpoint, this decision enables an unprecedented situation where individuals born on U.S. territory might be considered citizens in one jurisdiction but not an adjacent one.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
What creative elements from that era still show up in your music today, especially from an MC standpoint?
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 June 2025
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Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 June 2025
That’s the best round of the fight from an action standpoint.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
From a practical standpoint, this decision enables an unprecedented situation where individuals born on U.S. territory might be considered citizens in one jurisdiction but not an adjacent one.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
What creative elements from that era still show up in your music today, especially from an MC standpoint?
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standpoint
Noun
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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
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See what the future holds and shift your perspective in 2025 through tarot horoscopes.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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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“Standpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpoint. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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