Definition of big picture
: the entire perspective on a situation or issue
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Things can change with great speed, even if in hindsight the big picture doesn’t change at all.
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Well, sir, the proposal around choice really does offer rural districts opportunities to think differently and to meet students’ needs differently as well, and that’s really sort of the big picture.
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However, Team USA needs to think about the bigger picture too.
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Looking at the bigger picture of Google, Amazon, and Apple — now the big three in the smart speaker market — a total of 4.1 million speakers were sold in the US during the same time period, the most in the world.
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But those who spoke to media after were very aware of the bigger picture: A huge change in the organization's leadership.
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In its focus on the bigger picture, India has often flouted Kashmiri concerns.
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In terms of the bigger picture, TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati and his staff have been working to make this all possible for the past several months.
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But Bisciotti, who surely is thinking about the big picture, has to be intrigued by adding one of the most electrifying players in the draft.
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First Known Use of big picture
1904
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