seeing as how

phrase

informal
: for the reason that : because
Seeing as how things were getting worse, she decided to do something.

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Word is the Cowboys are talking to the agents for CeeDee Lamb and Trevon Diggs, which seems like a good idea, seeing as how Diggs has only this season left on his contract and Lamb is good for just two more. — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 14 June 2023 David The boy names of the 50s clearly weren’t as trend-driven as the girls, seeing as how another classic like David, which is still commonly used today, was the fourth most popular boy name of the decade. — Liz Kadar, Woman's Day, 12 May 2023 French, which makes sense seeing as how the series will be taking place in their native country and fulfills a promise Reedus made to EW that pretty much everything about the new program would contrast with the old one. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2023 This last is a real bonus seeing as how the iPhone display only has the battery image, not the percentage. — David Phelan, Forbes, 12 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for seeing as how

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“Seeing as how.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seeing%20as%20how. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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