as in general
relating to the main elements and not to specific details
a bird's-eye look at the current situation in that part of the world
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Adjective
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Bosa consultant Schmidt Design Group will then come up with the park’s design, and a general development plan is expected to go before San Diego’s Parks and Recreation Board in the fall.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025 -
However, general privacy concerns can exist between family members, too.—
Sarah Bregel,
Parents,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Riley Greene, the fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft, has led the way with a 2.6 bWAR (Wins Above Replacement per Baseball Reference).—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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According to Toth, thick hair can be defined as a matter of overall density or of individual strand coarseness.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Reynolds, of Tampa, said emergency response laws are meant to be broad to give leaders the flexibility to make fast decisions and keep people safe.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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Last year, the court said formers presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that helped Trump avoid being tried for trying to overturn the 2020 election.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Bird's-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird%27s-eye. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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