as in resultant
coming as a result
success that is due to hard work
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as in with
as the result of
evening classes were cancelled due to heavy snow
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Recent Examples of due (to)
Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Fox News Digital was unable to reach out to the National Archives due to the government shutdown.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The inflation hammering households is primarily due to the weak yen that the Abe government orchestrated with negative interest rates and massive monetary easing, causing a surge in energy and food prices that pinches voters’ wallets.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Naughton wore a black ensemble to the event that bared her midriff, and her cheekbones stood out in the photos posted due to her slimmer face.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
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The full-service pharmacy first opened in 1962 and became well-known for its cult-favorite ice cream brand, Thrifty, which has since been sold due to the store’s bankruptcy.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Fox News Digital was unable to reach out to the National Archives due to the government shutdown.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The inflation hammering households is primarily due to the weak yen that the Abe government orchestrated with negative interest rates and massive monetary easing, causing a surge in energy and food prices that pinches voters’ wallets.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Naughton wore a black ensemble to the event that bared her midriff, and her cheekbones stood out in the photos posted due to her slimmer face.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
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This pace of growth means that every new generation of AI comes with an order-of-magnitude increase in energy, water demand and the resultant CO2 impact.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The resultant pollution from the Canadian blazes spread across Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and even reached as far as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Mississippi, according to the report.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
28 Aug. 2025
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Detectives will not be able to assist people with previous cases since the law is not retroactive, the release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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In the end, Republicans − as the party in power typically does − argue that Congress shouldn't be using a shutdown as leverage to fight over policy, a position that Democrats − as the party out of power often does − disagree with.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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