big picture
noun
often capitalized B&P
: the entire perspective on a situation or issue —used with the
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Regional rivalries are slipping away in favor of the big picture. 
Jason Gay, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 In keeping with the value of the big picture: This year's Canada goose estimate is the highest since the DNR began keeping the statewide estimate for the species in 1986. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2022 To make any sweeping judgments about any one mindset present in the film is to misinterpret it, to see it from a narrow perspective instead of the big picture, when in fact, no one is right and no one is wrong. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Mar. 2022 Not that Brown is ready to talk about the big picture. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022 This brings us to a related topic about the big picture of AI, one that is currently getting plenty of public attention: the question of whether artificial intelligence is, or can ever be, sentient. Rob Toews, Forbes, 24 July 2022 Someone who's creative, has experience growing brand awareness, and can think about the big picture. Nicol Natale, Woman's Day, 13 June 2022 Urban, who stopped drinking six years ago, tells clients who want to moderate their drinking to stop thinking about the big picture—cutting back or even stopping drinking altogether—and instead focus on making new habits. Kat Eschner, Fortune, 7 May 2022 Most companies approach digital transformation as a piecemeal exercise without seeing the big picture. Sandeep Kumar, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Jason Gay, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 In keeping with the value of the big picture: This year's Canada goose estimate is the highest since the DNR began keeping the statewide estimate for the species in 1986. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2022 To make any sweeping judgments about any one mindset present in the film is to misinterpret it, to see it from a narrow perspective instead of the big picture, when in fact, no one is right and no one is wrong. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Mar. 2022 Not that Brown is ready to talk about the big picture. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022 This brings us to a related topic about the big picture of AI, one that is currently getting plenty of public attention: the question of whether artificial intelligence is, or can ever be, sentient. Rob Toews, Forbes, 24 July 2022 Someone who's creative, has experience growing brand awareness, and can think about the big picture. Nicol Natale, Woman's Day, 13 June 2022 Urban, who stopped drinking six years ago, tells clients who want to moderate their drinking to stop thinking about the big picture—cutting back or even stopping drinking altogether—and instead focus on making new habits. Kat Eschner, Fortune, 7 May 2022 Most companies approach digital transformation as a piecemeal exercise without seeing the big picture. Sandeep Kumar, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above