seeing as
idiom
: since
—used to introduce a statement that explains the reason for another statement
Seeing as you've met my family, don't you think I should meet yours?
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The region will be coming off a flood watch in effect starting Friday night evening through the overnight hours, when the D.C. metro area is expected to get 1 to 3 inches of rain, with some areas seeing as much as 5 inches.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 June 2025
De Fayet expects the new store to break even in the first year, seeing as the area is on an upswing, particularly with the opening of the Hauser & Wirth gallery two years ago.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2025
And seeing as each team Houston will face between now and the end of the season is a Western Conference playoff team, these games are more than just for seeding purposes.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
How eerie/prescient was that measles storyline, seeing as how the penultimate episode was obviously written months before the current outbreak in Texas?
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 June 2025
De Fayet expects the new store to break even in the first year, seeing as the area is on an upswing, particularly with the opening of the Hauser & Wirth gallery two years ago.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2025
And seeing as each team Houston will face between now and the end of the season is a Western Conference playoff team, these games are more than just for seeding purposes.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
How eerie/prescient was that measles storyline, seeing as how the penultimate episode was obviously written months before the current outbreak in Texas?
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Seeing as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seeing%20as. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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