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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Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan could very well have joined the circus, what with how well the writer and producer can spin a dozen different plates.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan could very well have joined the circus, what with how well the writer and producer can spin a dozen different plates.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This year’s annual cast-trimming seems to have struck some fans particularly hard, what with the popular Walker, Longfellow, Emil Wakim and Heidi Gardner among producer Lorne Michaels’ chopping-block heads.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Even their bathing habits have had to change, what with the only 200 gallons of water on the boat to last them a month.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan could very well have joined the circus, what with how well the writer and producer can spin a dozen different plates.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This year’s annual cast-trimming seems to have struck some fans particularly hard, what with the popular Walker, Longfellow, Emil Wakim and Heidi Gardner among producer Lorne Michaels’ chopping-block heads.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Even their bathing habits have had to change, what with the only 200 gallons of water on the boat to last them a month.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“What with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20with. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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