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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While the love interests move the play along, the core dynamic is that of mother and son, as poor Konstantin singularly fails to win Arkadina’s interest or respect for his endeavors.
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Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Rather unusually, however, Casey’s parents, according to her brother Lee’s testimony at her trial, had a history of enabling and playing along with their daughter’s lies rather than holding her to account for them.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
Cuomo made a 17-minute pitch for his candidacy in a video announcement released on his website, looking directly into the camera as images of New York City played along.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
An Auto Chords feature will help students learn faster by displaying chords of a song in real-time while playing along.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2025
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Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Rather unusually, however, Casey’s parents, according to her brother Lee’s testimony at her trial, had a history of enabling and playing along with their daughter’s lies rather than holding her to account for them.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
Cuomo made a 17-minute pitch for his candidacy in a video announcement released on his website, looking directly into the camera as images of New York City played along.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
An Auto Chords feature will help students learn faster by displaying chords of a song in real-time while playing along.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 10 Feb. 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 2 Apr. 2025.
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