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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Diggs made a great play along the sideline to intercept a Love pass early in the second quarter.
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Like a lot of preschool shows, Gabby pauses to ask the audience questions and invite them to play along.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Worse still, the nation's largest media companies are playing along.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Even as tutor modes are refined and improved, students have to actively select that mode and, for now, also have to play along, deftly providing context and guiding the chatbot away from worthless, low-level questions or sycophancy.
—Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Like a lot of preschool shows, Gabby pauses to ask the audience questions and invite them to play along.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Worse still, the nation's largest media companies are playing along.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Even as tutor modes are refined and improved, students have to actively select that mode and, for now, also have to play along, deftly providing context and guiding the chatbot away from worthless, low-level questions or sycophancy.
—Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for play along
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“Play along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20along. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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