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)
Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 21 Mar. 2026
The medical examiner determined her death was due to the effects of mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, quetiapine and mirtazapine.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
In total, the majority of the food shipments to the region pass through the strait, a passage that is now all but blocked due to attacks on commercial ships in the area.
—Eleni Giokos, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The 12-team tournament gained global attention due to the involvement of an Iranian squad affected by the Middle East war.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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The committee dropped the subpoena due to his declining health after learning of his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 21 Mar. 2026
The medical examiner determined her death was due to the effects of mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, quetiapine and mirtazapine.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
In total, the majority of the food shipments to the region pass through the strait, a passage that is now all but blocked due to attacks on commercial ships in the area.
—Eleni Giokos, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The 12-team tournament gained global attention due to the involvement of an Iranian squad affected by the Middle East war.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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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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Lamar said even she was stopped by a sheriff's deputy for no apparent reason, driving a Mercedes Benz with her child in the backseat.—
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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In digital tests, wearers used natural pinching and grasping gestures to zoom and manipulate virtual objects on a computer screen with fluid precision.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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