big picture

noun

often capitalized B&P

: the entire perspective on a situation or issue

—used with the

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The big picture: Days before the election, the final Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of the cycle showed Vice President Harris unexpectedly beating former President Trump by three percentage points. —

Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 That aggressive pursuit seems especially pointless in the (still very cryptic) big picture scope that Tsuta displays — the film transporting into 35mm color film, widescreen landscape shots showing dilapidated buildings and other dead things while the rest of nature carries on. —

Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024 The big picture: More than 3 million Georgia voters have cast early ballots in the 2024 election, and both candidates are on a non-stop tour of swing states in an effort to reach every voter. —

Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024 Naturally, picking only 50 fossils to represent the big picture of dinosaur science required great care. —

Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for big picture