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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Microsoft users are certainly under the security cosh right now, what with new and sneaky 2FA bypass threats, critical Outlook vulnerabilities, high-speed password hacking attacks and warnings for users of Windows 10 all hitting the headlines.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
And the time for them is right, what with the current love of all things from the turn of the millennium.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The Heart Gumdrop Tennis Necklace, however, is completely attainable, what with being $160.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
But Sunday’s regular-season finale at Gillette Stadium promises to be nothing of the kind, what with the 3-13 Patriots looking to just get it all over with and the 13-3 Bills looking to rest their starters in advance of the playoffs.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
And the time for them is right, what with the current love of all things from the turn of the millennium.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The Heart Gumdrop Tennis Necklace, however, is completely attainable, what with being $160.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
But Sunday’s regular-season finale at Gillette Stadium promises to be nothing of the kind, what with the 3-13 Patriots looking to just get it all over with and the 13-3 Bills looking to rest their starters in advance of the playoffs.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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“What with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20with. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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