enter the picture
idiom
: to be considered as part of a situation
Marriage never entered the picture until now.
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But after children enter the picture, moms (not dads) start shifting to jobs at lower-paying employers, or to entirely different industries; for instance, moms may move out of finance into health care or education.
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Keep in mind that company expense policies can get murky when personal days enter the picture.
—Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The upper limit would require colder air enter the picture a little earlier, changing that rain over to snow quicker.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
The idea of actively defining an ethos apart from rampant gain and living by it in such a way as to let others live too… That doesn’t enter the picture.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Keep in mind that company expense policies can get murky when personal days enter the picture.
—Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The upper limit would require colder air enter the picture a little earlier, changing that rain over to snow quicker.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
The idea of actively defining an ethos apart from rampant gain and living by it in such a way as to let others live too… That doesn’t enter the picture.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
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 30 Dec. 2025.
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