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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The hope that Legette can be a WR1 is over with Tetairoa McMillan in the picture, but even being the team's WR2 seems improbable.
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Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
There is no other person in the picture.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Let the proof be in the picture.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 Jan. 2026
And while nothing is certain, the Harbaugh-to-Miami pathway becomes less obvious without Alexander in the picture.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
There is no other person in the picture.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Let the proof be in the picture.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 Jan. 2026
And while nothing is certain, the Harbaugh-to-Miami pathway becomes less obvious without Alexander in the picture.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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“In the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20picture. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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