big picture
noun
often capitalized B&P
: the entire perspective on a situation or issue
—used with the
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Rawls’s philosophy offers the kind of big picture vision that has been missing on the center-left for a generation—a unifying alternative to ‘identity politics’ grounded in the best of America’s political traditions.
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Daniel Chandler, TIME, 14 May 2024
Advertisement In the big picture, this weekend’s setback should just be a temporary blip.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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Daniel Chandler, TIME, 14 May 2024
Advertisement In the big picture, this weekend’s setback should just be a temporary blip.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for big picture
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“Big picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20picture. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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