Thesaurus results for OWING TO

owing to

preposition

Definition of owing to

as in with

as the result of owing to the extra snow days this year, we'll have to run an additional two days into June

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Recent Examples of owing to For Germans, displays of patriotism are broadly considered gauche, owing to the enduring national guilt from World War II. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 29 June 2026 Getty Images July 4th will be a big day for celebration among millions of Americans owing to the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence. — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The 1990 law in question allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant temporary legal status to those whose countries are deemed unsafe owing to war, natural disaster, or other crises. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 26 June 2026 That makes fighting commercial bribery harder, owing to limited law enforcement cooperation between those countries and the US, said Henry Pontell, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for owing to

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The rookie point guard went 7 of 19 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range after struggling with his shot in his summer league debut.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
He is slated to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upon arrival, then participate in a bilateral meeting with him after an arrival ceremony, followed by a NATO leaders’ dinner.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 7 July 2026

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That's because of superfecundation, which means that one female cat can become pregnant by multiple male cats at the same time.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Amid the inextricable trauma of losing her 18-year-old child, the mother had feared that traditional funeral customs might be handled differently because of the manner in which her daughter died.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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