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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For example, Johnson has embraced what art historians call gestural abstraction, a spontaneous style of smearing, pouring or dribbling paint on canvas, pioneered by artists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, who also incorporated figures into his expressive technique.
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Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2025
This new, more critical vision of the tech founders risks echoing Musk’s vendetta against Hassabis—inflating contingent figures into supervillains, out of ambient anxiety.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
In the third inning, more poor defense by the Dodgers figured into another run.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 May 2025
That consideration will figure into his thinking on adding multiple seasons onto Thuney’s contract.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2025
This new, more critical vision of the tech founders risks echoing Musk’s vendetta against Hassabis—inflating contingent figures into supervillains, out of ambient anxiety.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
In the third inning, more poor defense by the Dodgers figured into another run.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 May 2025
That consideration will figure into his thinking on adding multiple seasons onto Thuney’s contract.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Figure into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20into. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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