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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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce haven’t even had time to do much wedding planning—what with Swift releasing her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, and Kelce literally in the middle of the Kansas City Chiefs NFL season.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
Manny being Manny would become easier, what with Pujols, 45, serving as a big brother across an annual journey that spans up to nine full months.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Now, adidas is also proving that hiking boots don’t have to look boring, since the brand’s perfect-for-fall versions are attractive as can be, what with their mingling of brown with other earth tones.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Longtime Vogue readers can likely recognize Steven Klein’s photographs at a glance, what with their glaring colors, arresting compositions, and beguiling sense of unreality.
—Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
Manny being Manny would become easier, what with Pujols, 45, serving as a big brother across an annual journey that spans up to nine full months.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Now, adidas is also proving that hiking boots don’t have to look boring, since the brand’s perfect-for-fall versions are attractive as can be, what with their mingling of brown with other earth tones.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Longtime Vogue readers can likely recognize Steven Klein’s photographs at a glance, what with their glaring colors, arresting compositions, and beguiling sense of unreality.
—Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
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“What with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20with. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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