enter the picture
idiom
: to be considered as part of a situation
Marriage never entered the picture until now.
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Hope Florida didn’t enter the picture until more than two and a half years later, according to the records of the negotiations.
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Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Later on, partners, families, and homosocial groupings enter the picture.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
Donte Jackson and Benjamin St-Juste enter the picture as veteran free agent additions.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 July 2025
And that's even if escalating tariffs or geopolitical flare-ups briefly enter the picture again.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Later on, partners, families, and homosocial groupings enter the picture.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
Donte Jackson and Benjamin St-Juste enter the picture as veteran free agent additions.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 July 2025
And that's even if escalating tariffs or geopolitical flare-ups briefly enter the picture again.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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“Enter the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enter%20the%20picture. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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