big picture
noun
often capitalized B&P
: the entire perspective on a situation or issue
—used with the
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And Blanc tries to solve what happened by seeing the big picture, tuning into the spirits that are guiding things, and attuning the audience to them.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Recall that the big picture in this discussion is whether something outside of a mental health precondition might also be a factor that leads to susceptibility to AI psychosis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The big picture The timing of Thiel’s Antichrist lectures coincides with growing scrutiny of Palantir’s expanding role in government surveillance.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Cracker Barrel quickly found out that the big picture is hard to see through cataracts.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Recall that the big picture in this discussion is whether something outside of a mental health precondition might also be a factor that leads to susceptibility to AI psychosis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The big picture The timing of Thiel’s Antichrist lectures coincides with growing scrutiny of Palantir’s expanding role in government surveillance.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Cracker Barrel quickly found out that the big picture is hard to see through cataracts.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Big picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20picture. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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