Thesaurus results for BECAUSE OF

because of

preposition

Definition of because of next

as in with

as the result of I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare

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Recent Examples of because of The charges were dropped and the trial was canceled after 10 years because of a deal Paxton made with the prosecutors. —

Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 The delays are attributed to the sheer amount of mail-in ballots received, with expectations that a huge amount will arrive later than usual because of the wide open nature of the gubernatorial contest. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 June 2026 The lift was needed in part because of the circumstances of Arroyo’s call-up. —

C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Some of these people are trying to inflict harm on this transaction really because of their own antisemitic views. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for because of

Recent Examples of Synonyms for because of

with

Preposition

Now, Schwartz is opening up about the split with the Browns.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Ginsberg first read the titular entry in Howl and Other Poems at San Francisco’s Six Gallery in 1955, and the work anthologized a year later by fellow poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti as the fourth entry in the City Lights Bookstore imprint with its distinctive slender binding and black-and-white cover.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026