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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In Kirby Star Allies, for example, the 3D elements in the picture looked mostly the same, with roughly the same resolution, same textures, and similar overall frame rates.
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ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Suddenly, Nicky, who Chloe has erased from her life, is back in the picture and causing havoc as the police investigate the murder and zero in on Ethan, who had tensions with his father.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
My mom rocked her plain white canvas sneakers through her four years at Michigan State University (that's her in the picture on the day the Olympic torch was run through the MSU campus in 1984).
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 2 June 2025
The three kids sitting on the sandy perimeter of the round shadow of a beach umbrella that is not in the picture listening to someone outside of the frame talking to them while one slightly older kid is attempting somewhat of a down-dog yoga pose.
—Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Suddenly, Nicky, who Chloe has erased from her life, is back in the picture and causing havoc as the police investigate the murder and zero in on Ethan, who had tensions with his father.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
My mom rocked her plain white canvas sneakers through her four years at Michigan State University (that's her in the picture on the day the Olympic torch was run through the MSU campus in 1984).
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 2 June 2025
The three kids sitting on the sandy perimeter of the round shadow of a beach umbrella that is not in the picture listening to someone outside of the frame talking to them while one slightly older kid is attempting somewhat of a down-dog yoga pose.
—Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
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“In the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20picture. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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