out of the picture

idiom

: not involved or playing a part in something : not in the same situation or relationship
With last year's winner out of the picture, she has a good chance of winning.

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His mother’s first husband was in prison for bootlegging and Spruill’s father, while providing some financial support, was mostly out of the picture. Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 5 June 2023 Compounding that, internet service providers are out of the picture. Haleluya Hadero, Fortune, 18 May 2023 Pair its salary cap space with its collection of young assets, and a sizable deal isn't exactly out of the picture. Michael Shapiro, Chron, 16 May 2023 Once large dinosaurs were out of the picture, mammals began to fill those ecological niches, and brontotheres were especially successful at quickly evolving to be enormous. Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for out of the picture

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“Out of the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20the%20picture. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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