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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Yet the allegations alone could dethrone one of the world’s most popular contemporary artists, whose work, more explicitly than any other, has inserted Black figures into the white art-historical canon.
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Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Choosing the tondo canvas for He (2024), an acrylic and gold leaf, Holmes is inserting his Black figure into the dead-white-male art historical canon.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Both films are figuring into the domestic Academy Awards race.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
How tariffs and China figure into the debate Tariffs are a complex economic topic that might be beyond the scope of most voters.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Choosing the tondo canvas for He (2024), an acrylic and gold leaf, Holmes is inserting his Black figure into the dead-white-male art historical canon.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Both films are figuring into the domestic Academy Awards race.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
How tariffs and China figure into the debate Tariffs are a complex economic topic that might be beyond the scope of most voters.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Figure into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20into. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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