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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Together with the subjects in the picture, the soil speaks of Mali’s flesh and marrow.
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Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Biever said that photo's special because his father, who worked with him for the first 35 Super Bowls, is also in the picture.
—Greg Echlin, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
Sources close to the player insisted Atletico Madrid were a topic internally, but Villa always remained in the picture.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
None of them are in the picture this year in a category where someone is going to win their first album of the year award.
—Scott Mervis, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Biever said that photo's special because his father, who worked with him for the first 35 Super Bowls, is also in the picture.
—Greg Echlin, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
Sources close to the player insisted Atletico Madrid were a topic internally, but Villa always remained in the picture.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
None of them are in the picture this year in a category where someone is going to win their first album of the year award.
—Scott Mervis, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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“In the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20picture. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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