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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Elsewhere in the picture, Edward Norton and Monica Barbaro are also contenders for playing Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, respectively.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
There were improvisations, installations, adaptations and novel collaborations among musicians and artists and media, with Mother Nature ever in the picture.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
Nothing could be more conservative and unchanging than what the men in the picture above are wearing.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
However, today, with Saturn in the picture, relations with others are strained.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
There were improvisations, installations, adaptations and novel collaborations among musicians and artists and media, with Mother Nature ever in the picture.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
Nothing could be more conservative and unchanging than what the men in the picture above are wearing.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
However, today, with Saturn in the picture, relations with others are strained.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024
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“In the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20picture. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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