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 Elements of Cubism and Japanese modern art sensibilities were threaded throughout the movement, owing to a thriving cultural exchange between India, Japan, and Europe. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 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 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

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Police charged 52-year-old Mooresville resident Rod Moskowitz with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, court records show.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
The high prices are adding to pain for cattle ranchers in western states, who were already struggling with persistent drought.

— Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

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The Heat needed to play much of the first half without Antetokounmpo because of foul trouble, and the two-time NBA MVP struggled to find a rhythm after that.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
The Houthis' fight for control of the city is made significantly more difficult because of its large civilian population, the officials said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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