big picture

noun

1. a broad, overall view or perspective of an issue or problem.

Example Sentences

"This paper represents progress towards our big picture goal of engineering synthetic tissues," said Morsut, an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, and biomedical engineering at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

From Science Daily

Do you browse and graze and get a big picture of the musical multitudes?

From Los Angeles Times

Take a step back though, take in the big picture and any image of England’s defensive stability melts away.

From BBC

“But,” Gomes added, “the positive thing is that, as far as big picture, no real concern on that end.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Democrats and the mainstream press completely miss the big picture; they think they can combat this alternative reality by zeroing in on Trump’s lies.

From Slate

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