play into

phrasal verb

played into; playing into; plays into

: to help support (something, such as an idea)

Her methods play into the stereotype that lawyers are dishonest.

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The claims by Smith, who is white, played into a centuries-old racist trope of Black men being a danger to white women and stoked concerns about crime that were prevalent in 1990s America and remain so today. —

CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024 Enrollment figures, the amount of space used in buildings and the number of neighborhood families that sent their kids elsewhere all played into Superintendent Alex Marrero’s decision about which Denver schools should be closed or restructured. —

Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024 Hope Walz plays into trend Hope Walz, daughter of Democratic vice president candidate Tim Walz, also participated in the trend. —

Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024 Capital Structure Traditionally tech businesses are financed via equity, so debt rarely plays into the calculation. —

Michael Szalontay, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for play into