play into
phrasal verb
played into; playing into; plays into
: to help support (something, such as an idea)
Her methods play into the stereotype that lawyers are dishonest.
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The age of your oldest account, newest account, and the average age of all your accounts will play into your score.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The scene seems designed to provoke — perhaps deliberately playing into the charges of misogyny that have often been leveled at Mamet — as Gene dismantles Henry’s reasons to trust the counselor.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
An overlaid text across the video played into the comedic nature of the jumps.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
This plays into the choreographer’s embrace of symbolism—beloved since childhood, when postcards of the surrealistic paintings of Dalí and Magritte fired her imagination.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The scene seems designed to provoke — perhaps deliberately playing into the charges of misogyny that have often been leveled at Mamet — as Gene dismantles Henry’s reasons to trust the counselor.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
An overlaid text across the video played into the comedic nature of the jumps.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
This plays into the choreographer’s embrace of symbolism—beloved since childhood, when postcards of the surrealistic paintings of Dalí and Magritte fired her imagination.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for play into
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“Play into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20into. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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