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 program also got an official notarization from Apple on Oct. 19, thanks to the hackers seemingly hijacking a legitimate Apple developer account from a third-party company in India. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 Olympia coaxes that out of her thanks to a security video Matty obtained from the nail salon where Katya works, showing a woman with the same birthmark on her hand as Caruso’s speaking to a clearly distressed Katya. Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024 In just three months, EV buyers saved $600 million thanks to those credits, the Treasury Department said. William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024 It is abetted in this effort with the plush leather appointments, on-the-road silence thanks to the Pirelli tires, and an impressive Bowers & Wilkins 15-speaker audio system. Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024 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 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

thanks to

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