thanks to

preposition

: with the help of : because of
arrived early, thanks to good weather
Phrases
no thanks to
: not as a result of any benefit conferred by
he feels better now, no thanks to you

Examples of thanks to in a Sentence

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The Hornets avenged that defeat thanks to a stifling defensive effort in the second half. Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2025 Luke Combs continues to see a major surge on the ARIA Albums Chart thanks to his ongoing Australian tour. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2025 Despite Cody Harris' daughter not having a school bus this year, the freshman has been able to make her way to and from Butler Traditional High thanks to a city bus. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2025 So there’s an urge to call those episodes something, and thanks to Community and TV Tropes and the increasing ubiquity of online TV discourse, the term bottle episode has been floating around, ready for the (inaccurate) taking! Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for thanks to 

Word History

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of thanks to was in 1633

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“Thanks to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thanks%20to. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

thanks to

preposition
: with the help of : because of
arrived early, thanks to good weather
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