play along
phrasal verb
played along; playing along; plays along
: to agree to do or accept what other people want
They wanted me to cooperate with them, but I refused to play along.
—often + withI refused to play along with their plan.
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The Rockets played along with two other legendary Cle proto-punk innovators, the Electric Eels and Mirrors.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Babich has been happy with Snider and his teammates playing along with that script.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Time will tell if these partners grow tired of this arrangement and decide to stop playing along.
—Jerome Drevon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
Ukrainian troops have made marginal gains in Russia's Belgorod region, it has been reported, as a map shows the state of play along the front line.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Babich has been happy with Snider and his teammates playing along with that script.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Time will tell if these partners grow tired of this arrangement and decide to stop playing along.
—Jerome Drevon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
Ukrainian troops have made marginal gains in Russia's Belgorod region, it has been reported, as a map shows the state of play along the front line.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Play along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20along. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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