big picture
noun
variants
often Big Picture
: the entire perspective on a situation or issue
—used with the
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Let’s end with a big picture viewpoint.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
But Tim was about the big picture.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Intel’s tape bomb didn’t change the big picture yet, which is an uptrend after a deep, dark, nearly endless bear market.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The big picture is still more important.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
But Tim was about the big picture.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Intel’s tape bomb didn’t change the big picture yet, which is an uptrend after a deep, dark, nearly endless bear market.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The big picture is still more important.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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 29 Jan. 2026.
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