factors (in or into)

verb

present tense third-person singular of factor (in or into)
as in considers
to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies) you should factor in inflation in making investment decisions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factors (in or into)
  1. considers
  2. regards
  3. anticipates
Verb
  • Redfin considers a place a buyer's market when the number of sellers exceeds the number of buyers by 10% or more.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Income requirements SoFi also considers income during the application process, but doesn't disclose a specific minimum.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of considers
Verb
  • Swope said his group isn’t opposed to a data center but regards this location as untenable.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The number in Kode89 pays tribute to 1989, which Okuyama regards as a golden year for automotive design.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of regards
Verb
  • Shotwell said SpaceX's existing infrastructure can't support the number or cadence of Starship launches the company anticipates reaching, and tied Starbase Louisiana to SpaceX's long-term goal of using Starship to make human life interplanetary.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For that reason, NASA anticipates that Roman will image more than 50 times as much of the sky in the next five years as Hubble covered in three decades.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of anticipates
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“Factors (in or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factors%20%28in%20or%20into%29. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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