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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However, The Grudge 2 actress made sure their kids' faces were covered in the picture.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
However, he has been removed from the closer's role twice now, and with David Bednar now in the picture, Williams does not seem likely to regain the job.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
If your budget is on the higher end, the homes in the picture-perfect Old Village are some of the most desirable in the area.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Speeches were given while attendees enjoyed champagne and mimosas, freshly shucked oysters and chilled shrimp while sitting outside under a tent in the same location that her 99-year-old grandmother was standing on in the picture that inspired Erin in her living room years ago.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
However, he has been removed from the closer's role twice now, and with David Bednar now in the picture, Williams does not seem likely to regain the job.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
If your budget is on the higher end, the homes in the picture-perfect Old Village are some of the most desirable in the area.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Speeches were given while attendees enjoyed champagne and mimosas, freshly shucked oysters and chilled shrimp while sitting outside under a tent in the same location that her 99-year-old grandmother was standing on in the picture that inspired Erin in her living room years ago.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“In the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20picture. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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