figure into
phrasal verb
figured into; figuring into; figures into
US
: to be included as a part of (something)
Age may figure into the equation.
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But a host of other factors figure into global temperatures as well.
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Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Estrada went on to appear in five postseason games, striking out five and allowing an unearned run on five hits and a walk.
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With Scott leaving as a free agent, Estrada will likely figure into the bridge to closer Robert Suarez.
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The artist, who is Black, gay, and of decidedly nepo-free lineage, built a spectacular career out of inserting Black figures into the art-historical canon, a practice that led Barack Obama to select him as the artist of his official presidential portrait.
—Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
How do Badger and Skinny Pete figure into Walt's plans?
—Will Harris, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Estrada went on to appear in five postseason games, striking out five and allowing an unearned run on five hits and a walk.
2025 OUTLOOK
With Scott leaving as a free agent, Estrada will likely figure into the bridge to closer Robert Suarez.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
The artist, who is Black, gay, and of decidedly nepo-free lineage, built a spectacular career out of inserting Black figures into the art-historical canon, a practice that led Barack Obama to select him as the artist of his official presidential portrait.
—Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
How do Badger and Skinny Pete figure into Walt's plans?
—Will Harris, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for figure into
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“Figure into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20into. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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