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
Del Toro’s empathy for the Creature is total—and so, owing to the aching poignancy and underlying rage of Elordi’s performance, is ours.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
The company faced headwinds in its 2025 upfront sales session, owing to the loss of NBA rights, which moved this season to NBCUniversal and Amazon.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Subscription and licensing revenue grew 3 percent in the latest quarter to $493 million owing to growth in ViX’s premium tier and higher content licensing revenue.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Bon Jovi will be making a return to the road in 2026, an announcement that comes after several years of uncertainty for the band’s touring future owing to Jon’s vocal-cord surgery and difficult recovery period.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
The company faced headwinds in its 2025 upfront sales session, owing to the loss of NBA rights, which moved this season to NBCUniversal and Amazon.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Subscription and licensing revenue grew 3 percent in the latest quarter to $493 million owing to growth in ViX’s premium tier and higher content licensing revenue.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Bon Jovi will be making a return to the road in 2026, an announcement that comes after several years of uncertainty for the band’s touring future owing to Jon’s vocal-cord surgery and difficult recovery period.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for owing to
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The Queen of All Hallows' Eve — who not only throws an all-out shindig for her famous friends but also notoriously goes for broke with her costumes, too — spent all day posting hints about this year's look ahead of the big reveal.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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In 2023 Atlas Merchant Capital, a combined hedge and PE fund headed by former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, worked with Houlihan as its advisor to MarshBerry, in a significant fund investment for that leading platform in the insurance brokerage space.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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While the movie was promoted heavily because of its nomination, Deshpande said Laapataa Ladies was not made readily available to some users, such as those in the United Kingdom, because the platform’s algorithm did not believe those users to be interested in the film.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Two major Moscow airports — Domodedovo and Zhukovsky — briefly closed overnight because of the drone attacks, while several others across the country imposed restrictions.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owing%20to. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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