outlook
noun
out·look
ˈau̇t-ˌlu̇k 
1
a
: a place offering a view
b
: a view from a particular place
2
: point of view
a positive outlook on life
3
: the act of looking out
4
: the prospect for the future
the outlook for steel demand in the U.S.—
Wall Street Jour.
Wall Street Jour.
Examples of outlook in a Sentence
The students all seemed to have the same outlook.
Despite our differences in outlook, we got along together very well.
scenic outlooks along the highway
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In a spring study of the national outlook, Jason Price of Cushman & Wakefield reported that the industrial space market — mostly warehouses — has weakened since late 2023.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024
The heat index, or how the temperature feels, may reach over 100 degrees each day across South Florida through most of the week according to the hazardous weather outlook.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
Services still pose a risk to that outlook, with prices in that area out of step with pre-pandemic trends, the report said.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 30 June 2024
Rebecca left a journal at the outlook about her brother.
—Amy Eskind, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024
The heat index, or how the temperature feels, may reach over 100 degrees each day across South Florida through most of the week according to the hazardous weather outlook.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
Services still pose a risk to that outlook, with prices in that area out of step with pre-pandemic trends, the report said.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 30 June 2024
Rebecca left a journal at the outlook about her brother.
—Amy Eskind, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024
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outlook
noun
out·look
ˈau̇t-ˌlu̇k
1
a
: a place offering a view
b
: a view from a particular place
2
3
: conditions that seem to lie ahead
the outlook for business
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