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: The special payments are as high as $1,400 per individual and should arrive by late January in most cases, the IRS said in a news release.
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Kelly Tyko, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
But in the big picture, the Leafs’ goaltending shouldn’t be a massive cause for concern.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Details and the big picture are finely balanced throughout.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The big picture: To ring in the New Year, a peach will drop, footballs will be thrown, and, just outside the metro, a building will implode.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Tyko, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
But in the big picture, the Leafs’ goaltending shouldn’t be a massive cause for concern.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Details and the big picture are finely balanced throughout.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The big picture: To ring in the New Year, a peach will drop, footballs will be thrown, and, just outside the metro, a building will implode.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Big picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20picture. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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