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due to

CONJUNCTION
because
Synonyms
WEAK
as as a result of as long as as things go being by cause of by reason of by virtue of considering for for the reason that for the sake of in as much as in behalf of in that in the interest of in view of now that on the grounds that over owing to seeing since thanks to through whereas

Example Sentences

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CalMac said last week it had an "unprecedented" shortage of vessels due to technical faults.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

These data quantify the massive wealth transfer from high-tax to low-tax states due to interstate migration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Researchers noted that these changes were likely due to natural fluctuations in the disease and ongoing standard treatments, such as medications.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Dogs at the Chesterfield Square animal shelter have been kept inside their kennels for three weeks due to a giardia outbreak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Very true, my love, very true. Exactly so, indeed—quite unheard of—but some ladies say any thing. Better pass it off as a joke. Every body knows what is due to you.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.