fit into a pattern
Frequency: 6.57.2 per million words
Used when something is consistent with or part of a larger, discernible sequence or design.
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Examples (10)
- The recent crime statistics fit into a disturbing pattern of increasing violence.
- These archaeological findings fit into the pattern of Bronze Age settlements.
- Her behavior doesn't fit into any recognizable pattern.
- The company's losses fit into a pattern of declining performance.
- Scientists are trying to determine if these events fit into a predictable pattern.
- The new evidence helps the case fit into a clearer pattern.
- His symptoms fit into the pattern of seasonal allergies.
- The data points perfectly fit into the expected pattern.
- These incidents fit into a worrying pattern of neglect.
- The results fit into a pattern consistent with our hypothesis.