due (to) 1 of 2

as in resultant
coming as a result success that is due to hard work

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due to

2 of 2

preposition

as in with
as the result of evening classes were cancelled due to heavy snow

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Recent Examples of due (to)
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Trump has lauded Israel's strikes and previously warned of much worse to come unless Iran quickly accepts the sharp downgrading of its nuclear program the U.S. has demanded in talks that had been due to resume on June 15. Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 16 June 2025 The temporary block was due to expire on Thursday before being extended Monday by U.S. District Court Judge Allison Burroughs. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 June 2025 The original film may have been a smash in part due to its propulsive new take on a genre, but its appeal was never just its thrills and chills. Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 June 2025 In fact, research has shown that market fragmentation due to geopolitics is the strongest trend driving mining and metals activity through 2025. Ian Sanders, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for due (to)
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Adjective
  • Those core competencies and extensive insider knowledge will be tested with the looming activist investor row, cybersecurity investigation, resultant remediation plans and likely shareholder litigation.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Diehl goes to great lengths to embody a figure noxious to the eyes and ears — in the most subtle, skin-crawling ways — with the crouched body language of a man resultant to be seen.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2025
Preposition
  • This year’s state meet was plagued with inclement weather, yet Bernatek said he was used to it.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
  • Ronny Mauricio snapped a 15-inning scoreless streak with an RBI single off Spencer Strider in the bottom of the second.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025

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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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