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because

[bih-kawz, -koz, -kuhz] / bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkɒz, -ˈkʌz /




Usage

What are other ways to say because? The conjunction because introduces a direct reason for an occurrence or action: I was sleeping because I was tired. As and since are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. The reason, proof, or justification introduced by for is like an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was famished, for I had not eaten all day. The more formal inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.

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“I’ve never put in shelves in an apartment before because I was like, ‘I’m probably gonna move out in like one or two years,’” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

“I was moving every few years because the rent would go up in one place or whatever, but now the rent stabilization of this apartment allows me to think more long term.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

The build-up to the second Test was dominated by the controversy surrounding England pace bowler Brydon Carse, who was dropped from the squad because of an incident outside a nightclub in Derby.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

“But the market is already looking over Friday’s jobs report toward the inflation numbers waiting behind it, because that is where Warsh has told us the argument ultimately lives,” Ives wrote in his note.

From MarketWatch Aug. 30, 2026

“Oh, I’m sure they were plenty scared, Lala. But they did what had to be done because the movement was bigger than their fears.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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