enter the picture

phrase

: to be considered as part of a situation
Marriage never entered the picture until now.

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Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas enter the picture as two Chilean students who cross Chris and Lee’s path, with Di Girolamo acting as both the audience’s aghast surrogate and the movie’s conscience. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026 David’s father and tech mogul Larry Ellison and Zaslav’s mentor and cable mogul John Malone would enter the picture the following week. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 That conversation should happen before specific acquisition targets enter the picture. — Rusty Wiley, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 For couples who want to stay in the same room, that is where snoring solutions enter the picture. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enter the picture

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“Enter the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enter%20the%20picture. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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