in the picture
idiom
: involved or playing a part in something : in the same situation or relationship
After their brief separation, her boyfriend is back in the picture.
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Without Butler in the picture and with Jonathan Kuminga starting in his place, Curry scored 15 points in the first half as the Warriors trailed 49-46 at halftime.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Mendoza is himself a former Navy SEAL and lived through the events depicted in the picture.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Yeon: The place in the picture is not where A-yeong is locked up.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Once the old guard was no longer in the picture, the new investigation ramped up with remarkable speed.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Mendoza is himself a former Navy SEAL and lived through the events depicted in the picture.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Yeon: The place in the picture is not where A-yeong is locked up.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Once the old guard was no longer in the picture, the new investigation ramped up with remarkable speed.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
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“In the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20picture. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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