blend into
phrasal verb
blended into; blending into; blends into
1
: to gradually become the same as or part of (something)
One color blends into another.
where the city blends into the suburbs
2
: to look like (one's surroundings)
The animal's dark fur enables it to blend into the forest.
3
: to look like one belongs in (something)
He tried to blend into the crowd.
A good journalist can easily blend into a community.
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What might be a cacophony of notes in less skilled hands blends into a delicious harmony as dinner unfolds.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Photographers often want to blend into the background and observe what’s happening.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Ripples from their legs blended into one another.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
The locals are partial to cowboy hats and other attire that would blend into the sartorial landscape in (relatively) nearby rural Nevada and Oregon.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Photographers often want to blend into the background and observe what’s happening.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Ripples from their legs blended into one another.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
The locals are partial to cowboy hats and other attire that would blend into the sartorial landscape in (relatively) nearby rural Nevada and Oregon.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blend into
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“Blend into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blend%20into. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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