DUE TO Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of due (to)

as in resultant

coming as a result success that is due to hard work

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causal

due to

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preposition

as in with

as the result of evening classes were cancelled due to heavy snow

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Marla Marsala of Michigan was supposed to attend a Mass with the pope last week that was canceled due to his hospitalization. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 More than half a million children cannot attend school in Sierra Leone due to costs, food insecurity and long, unsafe distances to school, Garland learned. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 Carolina’s offense also benefited from the return of right tackle Taylor Moton, who missed the season’s first four games due to multiple blood clots. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026 Jáuregui is due to appear before a judge, Loya Chávez added, but did not say when. — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for due (to)

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Both aircraft were destroyed in the resultant crash with fire causing the death of four crew members on both planes.

— Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The resultant work will ultimately be publicly presented, and as part of the residency’s stipulations, Rowe will retain intellectual property rights to and ownership of it.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 May 2026

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However, Eisenkot has ruled out a coalition with the Arab parties, only one of which (the conservative-Islamist Ra’am) has ever agreed to join an Israeli government (briefly in 2021).

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
In a statement posted to Facebook, the Wichita Police Department asked anyone with video of the incident to upload it so investigators could take a look.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026

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