what with
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—used to introduce the part of a sentence that indicates the cause of something
What with school and sports, she's always busy.
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But the problem has persisted into adulthood, what with its occasional PowerPoint presentations and wedding speeches.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Disney+ subscriptions had been rather volatile the past few years what with losses from Hotstar, its Indian service, following a loss of cricket rights that sent subscribers fleeing.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
If the plan here was to portray Belichick as cool, what with his social media-savvy girlfriend fending off the old-school, on-set question asker, then the plan failed.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Liverpool can get quite frosty in late March and early April, what with gales blowing in off the Irish Sea, but the rule at Aintree on Grand National weekend, and with emphasis on Ladies Day, is: Skin is in.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Disney+ subscriptions had been rather volatile the past few years what with losses from Hotstar, its Indian service, following a loss of cricket rights that sent subscribers fleeing.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
If the plan here was to portray Belichick as cool, what with his social media-savvy girlfriend fending off the old-school, on-set question asker, then the plan failed.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Liverpool can get quite frosty in late March and early April, what with gales blowing in off the Irish Sea, but the rule at Aintree on Grand National weekend, and with emphasis on Ladies Day, is: Skin is in.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“What with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20with. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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