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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Preposition
On Friday, millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors during peak daylight hours across parts of 14 states due to the heat. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025 Illustration: Springer Nature The results complicate the assumption that poor countries will directly bear the largest losses in food production due to climate change. Umair Irfan, Wired News, 28 June 2025 If one-click cancellation practices are due to follow, make sure the users are fully informed about the consequences of their actions. Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 On a Golden State Valkyries team that has constantly shuffled through lineups due to injuries and absences, forward Kayla Thornton has been a constant. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 16 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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