as in with
as the result of
owing to the extra snow days this year, we'll have to run an additional two days into June
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Recent Examples of owing to
This October's full moon is known as the Harvest Moon, owing to its proximity to the autumn equinox — when farmers would labor under the light of the moon to gather their crops long before artificial light was invented.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Here are the 20 categories with most entries this year, and the 21 categories (owing to a tie) with the fewest.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
But then, the matter density, owing to the Universe expansion, continues to drop and drop.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
But there’s a catch: its all-electric CLTC range is just 124 miles (200 km) owing to its size.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Here are the 20 categories with most entries this year, and the 21 categories (owing to a tie) with the fewest.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
But then, the matter density, owing to the Universe expansion, continues to drop and drop.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
But there’s a catch: its all-electric CLTC range is just 124 miles (200 km) owing to its size.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for owing to
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As early as the 1620s, the Dutch and English settlers who established farming and fishing communities came into conflict with the remnants of Algonquian-speaking peoples.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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But even working with young elite athletes, Wolff believes everyone should take it a little easier on the generation.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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State officials say gas utility customers could see up to a 17% decrease in a pipeline replacement surcharge on their monthly bills because of these changes.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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While there has been a huge risk premium in France because of its deepening political crisis , at the end of the day France has good credit, Becker said.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owing%20to. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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