big picture

noun

often capitalized B&P
: the entire perspective on a situation or issue
used with the

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Yet those plays became ancillary in the big picture. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 After all, there is the big picture. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025 Remember the big picture, people, and stop using taxpayers as pawns, or worse yet, collateral damage. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025 The big picture Geothermal energy is rapidly evolving into a vital part of the global clean-energy transition. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for big picture

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of big picture was in 1904

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“Big picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20picture. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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