big picture
noun
often capitalized B&P
: the entire perspective on a situation or issue
—used with the
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The big picture: The war, which passed the 1,000-day mark this week, has seen several shifts in recent weeks with North Korean troops arriving to aid Russian forces and the U.S. granting Kyiv permission to use new weaponry.
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Days before the election, the final Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of the cycle showed Vice President Harris unexpectedly beating former President Trump by three percentage points.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
That aggressive pursuit seems especially pointless in the (still very cryptic) big picture scope that Tsuta displays — the film transporting into 35mm color film, widescreen landscape shots showing dilapidated buildings and other dead things while the rest of nature carries on.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
The big picture: More than 3 million Georgia voters have cast early ballots in the 2024 election, and both candidates are on a non-stop tour of swing states in an effort to reach every voter.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Days before the election, the final Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of the cycle showed Vice President Harris unexpectedly beating former President Trump by three percentage points.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
That aggressive pursuit seems especially pointless in the (still very cryptic) big picture scope that Tsuta displays — the film transporting into 35mm color film, widescreen landscape shots showing dilapidated buildings and other dead things while the rest of nature carries on.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
The big picture: More than 3 million Georgia voters have cast early ballots in the 2024 election, and both candidates are on a non-stop tour of swing states in an effort to reach every voter.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Big picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20picture. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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