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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Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez, 33rd, who is also in the picture, confirmed the man falsely identified as the shooter was actually her former political director, Chris Poulos.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Asking either one to do so is equally absurd — especially now that Mayer is in the picture.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
Victoria's parents, Jackie and Anthony Adams, also appeared in the picture.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 19 May 2025
Also in the picture was Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the head of the Emirati sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment, which has become a major financer of A.I. initiatives.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Asking either one to do so is equally absurd — especially now that Mayer is in the picture.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
Victoria's parents, Jackie and Anthony Adams, also appeared in the picture.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 19 May 2025
Also in the picture was Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the head of the Emirati sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment, which has become a major financer of A.I. initiatives.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 16 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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