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

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Many thanks to @ORStatePolice and other emergency responders for their compassionate response. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Today, the downtown historic district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places thanks to more than 100 homes, schools, churches, and buildings built in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025 Two-thirds expect to walk away with at least $100,000 in profit, and 1 in 10 anticipate gains of $500,000 or more—earnings that are often tax-free thanks to primary residence capital gains exclusions. Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Believed to have originated in 15th-century Italy as a card game used by nobility, the original deck was expanded and popularized by 18th-century French occultists; and again later in the 20th century, when modern tarot was born thanks to the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, published in 1909. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 21 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

thanks to

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