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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Legal experts believe the defendant could enter an insanity plea, but former California prosecutor Matt Murphy recently told NPR that’s a tough defense to prove, particularly if drugs figured into the equation.
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Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
How will left tackle Josh Simmons figure into this equation?
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
That was true when there were committee picks figuring into the mix, and true since those were done away with.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Hochul did not want to back a loser, and with Mamdani winning, the Democrats locally and nationally need to show party unity, and that should have also figured into Jeffries's decision.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
How will left tackle Josh Simmons figure into this equation?
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
That was true when there were committee picks figuring into the mix, and true since those were done away with.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Hochul did not want to back a loser, and with Mamdani winning, the Democrats locally and nationally need to show party unity, and that should have also figured into Jeffries's decision.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Figure into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20into. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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