blend in

verb

blended in; blending in; blends in

1

: to look like things nearby

The fish settles on the sandy ocean bottom where it blends in perfectly.

2

: to look like one belongs with a particular group

She tried to blend in by dressing like the other girls.

—often + with

I've always found it difficult to blend in with my peers.

3

: to add (something) to a mixture or substance and mix it thoroughly

Mix the first three ingredients together, then blend in the cream.

Blend the white paint in last.

Examples of blend in in a Sentence

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While the colors blend in with the landscape and may draw your eye outside, the rooms also encourage procrastinating. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Greenery, such as trellises with vines or tall planters, looks natural in the yard and can blend in with your bins. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 19 Aug. 2026

As the plot narrows into a search for a Manhunter, a murderous species whose vaunted ability to blend in is somewhat muted by every other alien having the same ability, each Lantern gets assigned a love interest. — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

In the San Francisco of the early and mid-1970s, the Peoples Temple could blend in as just another piece of the city’s eccentric furniture. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for blend in

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