bird's-eye

adjective

Definition of bird's-eyenext
as in general
relating to the main elements and not to specific details a bird's-eye look at the current situation in that part of the world

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  1. general
  2. overall
  3. broad
Adjective
  • The study authors also found higher scores on general wellbeing, career satisfaction, and overall work quality of life.
    Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The Jets would consider hiring a head coach before their general manager, according to ESPN, which is a less traditional approach.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of general
Adjective
  • As burnout has shown to affect women disproportionately to men, Kathy McCabe bridges a growing gap between productivity and overall employee satisfaction.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • About one-third of counties experienced an overall decline in pharmacies, and the risk of closure was higher in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of overall
Adjective
  • Ives and Ward acknowledge that Cruise did bring GM access to technology that has helped improve safety features across its broader lineup and helped attract top software engineers to the automaker.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • That image has now been lauded by some as a symbol of the broader systemic frustrations with the U.S. health care system that have dominated social media since a gunman brazenly assassinated Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, outside a New York City hotel in daylight.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of broad
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