zoom out

verb

1. photog films television to decrease rapidly the magnification of the image of a distant object by means of a zoom lens
2. to consider the essential points, rather than the details of a subject

Example Sentences

An election where doomsday messaging is coming from all directions can feel all consuming, so people should try to consciously “zoom out” and acknowledge that this is an intense moment, but the political volume will soon come down, Simon-Thomas said.

From Los Angeles Times

I think that this show is very funny and ridiculous and silly, but when you zoom out, you can actually draw some real conclusions about the world we live in.

From Los Angeles Times

Zoom out, and Harris’s identity-hesitancy becomes more heartening than disappointing.

From Slate

The Columbia scale doesn’t zoom out much.

From Slate

He said while it is "easy to get drawn into obsessing" over when the first rate cut will occur after a long period of high interest rates, it was "important to zoom out a bit and take a longer view too".

From BBC