play a part in
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: to be involved in : to be a factor in
Did alcohol play a part in the car accident?
Luck played an important part in their success.
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Season 4 of The Witcher also introduced a few new characters that may play a part in the fifth and final season.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent rule changes to Billboard’s Hot 100 methodology did play a part in the streak coming to an end.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Will the momentum felt in Toronto play a part in history repeating itself, or will the Dodgers become baseball's first back-to-back champions in a quarter-century?
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The duet would play a part in expanding and nurturing soul’s rebirth in the Nineties, while both artists as individuals would make even deeper impacts felt across genres today.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent rule changes to Billboard’s Hot 100 methodology did play a part in the streak coming to an end.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Will the momentum felt in Toronto play a part in history repeating itself, or will the Dodgers become baseball's first back-to-back champions in a quarter-century?
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The duet would play a part in expanding and nurturing soul’s rebirth in the Nineties, while both artists as individuals would make even deeper impacts felt across genres today.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Play a part in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20a%20part%20in. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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