read into
phrasal verb
read into; reading into; reads into
: to think of (something, such as a comment or situation) as having a meaning or importance that does not seem likely or reasonable
You're reading too much into her remarks.
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Those charges were dismissed as part of his plea deal with prosecutors but were read into the court record for sentencing purposes.
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
But, this is the time of the year to try to read into everything.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Nowadays, the musician is encouraging fans to stop reading into his lyric changes.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The problem was how people read into the pillow, the sketch suggested, not the pillow itself.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
But, this is the time of the year to try to read into everything.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Nowadays, the musician is encouraging fans to stop reading into his lyric changes.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The problem was how people read into the pillow, the sketch suggested, not the pillow itself.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for read into
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“Read into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read%20into. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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