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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Phoenix and Portland are both in the picture for now.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
By now, it’s widely believed that Anthony Davis is the biggest trade chip on the market out of Dallas, but Utah Jazz sharpshooter Lauri Markkanen is believed to be in the picture as well.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Her baby boy's face was blurred in the picture.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Not surprisingly, all my mom’s attention in the picture is focused on Sofia.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
By now, it’s widely believed that Anthony Davis is the biggest trade chip on the market out of Dallas, but Utah Jazz sharpshooter Lauri Markkanen is believed to be in the picture as well.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Her baby boy's face was blurred in the picture.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Not surprisingly, all my mom’s attention in the picture is focused on Sofia.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
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“In the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20picture. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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