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whole picture

NOUN
ball game
Synonyms
WEAK
big picture full particulars ins and outs lay of the land the score

Example Sentences

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This whole picture changed when Townsend took over.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

They try their best to fit it into models, but things are spiraling out so quickly that many climate models fail to capture the whole picture or accurately predict how our world is changing.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

If you invest your early benefits, look at the whole picture.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

Being a writer is just a small part of the whole picture, to me, of our very rich and very nourishing friendship.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

But Aunt Jessie didn’t quite have the whole picture from Emma’s letter.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman