big picture
noun
often capitalized B&P
: the entire perspective on a situation or issue
—used with the
Examples of big picture in a Sentence
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But big picture, the outlook’s good: AI’s seemingly insatiable demand for advanced chips and ASML’s near-insurmountable lead in the equipment space are big tailwinds that show no signs of slowing down.
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Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Which is what my colleague Jeffrey Fleishman — who wrote this excellent piece on the big picture of this case — is here to discuss.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Look at the big picture and do what’s best for everyone.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Hurley, who has compiled a 140-58 record in six years at UConn, left Allen Fieldhouse disappointed in the loss, but quite optimistic concerning the big picture.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
Economists not connected to the film industry say the big picture is more complicated.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The big picture here: what the Texans are trying to do is put their own spin on a favorable team-building approach spawned by the 2011 NFL collective bargaining agreement’s slashing of draft class’ salaries, particularly for first-round selections.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Looking at the big picture, reducing repetition alleviates the burden on developers and cuts hardware and cloud resource costs.
—Reggie Yativ, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
No single vendor provides solutions addressing all these tenets, so a model will help your teams balance diverse product messaging claims against the big picture for operationalizing zero trust.
—Ravi Ithal, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Which is what my colleague Jeffrey Fleishman — who wrote this excellent piece on the big picture of this case — is here to discuss.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Look at the big picture and do what’s best for everyone.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Hurley, who has compiled a 140-58 record in six years at UConn, left Allen Fieldhouse disappointed in the loss, but quite optimistic concerning the big picture.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
Economists not connected to the film industry say the big picture is more complicated.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The big picture here: what the Texans are trying to do is put their own spin on a favorable team-building approach spawned by the 2011 NFL collective bargaining agreement’s slashing of draft class’ salaries, particularly for first-round selections.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Looking at the big picture, reducing repetition alleviates the burden on developers and cuts hardware and cloud resource costs.
—Reggie Yativ, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
No single vendor provides solutions addressing all these tenets, so a model will help your teams balance diverse product messaging claims against the big picture for operationalizing zero trust.
—Ravi Ithal, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Big picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20picture. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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