owing to

preposition

Synonyms of owing tonext
: because of
absent owing to illness

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She walks with a limp owing to a childhood injury. owing to the extra snow days this year, we'll have to run an additional two days into June
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The social-media platform became a beacon of youth culture in large part owing to dance, particularly dances created by Black people, set to music by Black artists. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Part of that is a result of the company’s growth (Anthropic now has more than 3,500 employees), and part is owing to an emphasis on hiring in nontechnical roles. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 In 2003, however, Kember made a splash with Forged Prescriptions, a re-release that favored fuller mixes and extra overdubs which the band had jettisoned owing to the difficulty of reproducing them. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026 This is an analysis unique to the NFL, because while players get injured in all sports, the NFL injury rate is crazy owing to the nature of the game. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for owing to

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of owing to was circa 1625

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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owing%20to. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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owing to

preposition
: because of
absent owing to illness
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