as in resultant
coming as a result
success that is due to hard work
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as in with
as the result of
evening classes were cancelled due to heavy snow
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Recent Examples of due (to)
John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The council recently had to end its contract in August with local security company, Titan Security, due to budget cuts, according to council executive director Sean O’Byrne.
—Pj Green
september 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Former Smiths frontman Morrissey canceled two of his United States shows due to a threat against his life, according to one of the venues he was set to perform at.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Isle Royale National Park is open from mid-April through October; it’s closed from the late fall into winter due to the region’s unpredictable weather.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
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In Latin America, movie orders have surged from four in late 2023, when operators in general pulled back due to Hollywood strike action, to eight in the second half of 2024 and six in the first six months of 2025.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The council recently had to end its contract in August with local security company, Titan Security, due to budget cuts, according to council executive director Sean O’Byrne.
—Pj Green
september 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Former Smiths frontman Morrissey canceled two of his United States shows due to a threat against his life, according to one of the venues he was set to perform at.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Isle Royale National Park is open from mid-April through October; it’s closed from the late fall into winter due to the region’s unpredictable weather.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
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This pace of growth means that every new generation of AI comes with an order-of-magnitude increase in energy, water demand and the resultant CO2 impact.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The resultant pollution from the Canadian blazes spread across Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and even reached as far as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Mississippi, according to the report.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
28 Aug. 2025
Preposition
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The search was continuing late Friday night with assistance from the Washington County SWAT team and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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Kirk's death was met with bipartisan condemnation from public officials, as top lawmakers on both sides of the aisle raised alarm about the rising tide in acts of violence against public officials.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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