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
The natural rate of decline in output from the world's oil and gas fields is speeding up, owing to more reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.
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Seher Dareen, Reuters, 15 Sep. 2025
Monthly Workflow Based on this content, YourVoice Social churns out 20 possible content topics for client approval in bullets, not paragraphs, owing to time constraints.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Some of this is owing to the script, courtesy of first-time screenwriter Raffi Donatich.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
But the trailer also reveals the emotional pain and vulnerability Candy held deep within himself owing to personal ghosts and the pressures of Hollywood fame.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Seher Dareen, Reuters, 15 Sep. 2025
Monthly Workflow Based on this content, YourVoice Social churns out 20 possible content topics for client approval in bullets, not paragraphs, owing to time constraints.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Some of this is owing to the script, courtesy of first-time screenwriter Raffi Donatich.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
But the trailer also reveals the emotional pain and vulnerability Candy held deep within himself owing to personal ghosts and the pressures of Hollywood fame.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for owing to
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Not affiliated with any State Lottery.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Twins later mounted a challenge against Duran with both Vázquez and Ryan Jeffers collecting ninth-inning hits before the former Twins closer got Trevor Larnach to fly out to end the game.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Her superiors saw her as a natural choice because of her constructive relationship with Bukele during her term as ambassador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Rotar was also denied access to his flight because of the swelling battery.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owing%20to. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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