thanks to

preposition

: with the help of : because of

arrived early, thanks to good weather

see also:

no thanks to

Examples of thanks to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Burrow is signed through the 2029 season thanks to an extension inked exactly three years ago. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

And Poshmark users only need to follow a pair of Prada’s spring 2012 flame wedges to take them there, thanks to a series of long- and short-form films directed by Léa Esmaili combining live action, animation and CGI. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

And yet, thanks to gender bias in research, diagnosis and treatment, women are 50% more likely than men to have their heart attacks misdiagnosed. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2026

There’s little worse in a gardener’s mind than watching their careful planning and hard work go up in a cloud of teeth, thanks to every four-legged freeloader within chewing distance. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1687, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thanks to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Kids Definition

thanks to

preposition

: with the help of : because of

arrived early, thanks to good weather