what with
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—used to introduce the part of a sentence that indicates the cause of something
What with school and sports, she's always busy.
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Competitive Wordle Score Zero points all around today, what with the four guesses and the tie.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Why not now, what with so many players’ idea of defense is standing around and admiring.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Bay Area’s NWSL side could be playing in a distracted and disorganized fashion, what with the active investigation into Montoya and the coaching staff that is hanging over their heads.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Of course there’s the occasional pondering of ethics, what with appropriating the corpse and all.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Why not now, what with so many players’ idea of defense is standing around and admiring.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Bay Area’s NWSL side could be playing in a distracted and disorganized fashion, what with the active investigation into Montoya and the coaching staff that is hanging over their heads.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Of course there’s the occasional pondering of ethics, what with appropriating the corpse and all.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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“What with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20with. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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