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Definition of due (to)next
as in resultant
coming as a result success that is due to hard work

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due to

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preposition

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

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Running back Jacob Saylors was deemed out prior to kickoff Sunday due to his ailing neck. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026 Advertisement Daniel Smith, a political science professor at the University of Florida, adds that Republicans lost in districts that were redrawn due to using data from past elections that no longer reflects voters’ sentiments. — Connor Greene, Time, 8 Nov. 2026 Their deaths were due to unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning from the car’s exhaust, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026 When the algae leave due to stress, turning the coral white, more light travels through the remaining skeleton. — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for due (to)
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  • Both aircraft were destroyed in the resultant crash with fire causing the death of four crew members on both planes.
    — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • The resultant work will ultimately be publicly presented, and as part of the residency’s stipulations, Rowe will retain intellectual property rights to and ownership of it.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 22 May 2026
Preposition
  • But Oliva, with the homelessness alliance, said programs that get people off the street without preconditions were a big part of the latest declines, especially among veterans.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • And thinking begins not with answers — but with better questions.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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