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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The moment portrays an intimate mating ritual, where several males—four visible in the picture, though others were nearby—were playfully chasing a female.
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Bailey, from Southern California, is holding her newborn in the picture while wearing a blue hoodie and with her hair piled into a bun, serving as an unfiltered reminder of what new motherhood looks like.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
All the players in the picture, bar Keane and Fortune, played their part.
—Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Not only that, the chick's father is in the picture too, as albatross across species takes turns caring for their chick while the other hunts and feeds to restore energy, according to the Pacific Islands USFW.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Bailey, from Southern California, is holding her newborn in the picture while wearing a blue hoodie and with her hair piled into a bun, serving as an unfiltered reminder of what new motherhood looks like.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
All the players in the picture, bar Keane and Fortune, played their part.
—Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Not only that, the chick's father is in the picture too, as albatross across species takes turns caring for their chick while the other hunts and feeds to restore energy, according to the Pacific Islands USFW.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
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“In the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20picture. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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