more to the point
idiom
: more importantly
If you drive while drunk, you could lose your license, but even more to the point, you could kill someone.
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Perhaps more to the point, though, Bob Neal was not the kind of man who could stand up to the pressure of being perceived to be in the wrong.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Ukraine is trading that for long-term capital and, perhaps more to the point, strategic alignment with the west.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Perhaps more to the point, there is little to lose.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Or, more to the point, what exactly is Connor Hellebuyck?
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Ukraine is trading that for long-term capital and, perhaps more to the point, strategic alignment with the west.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Perhaps more to the point, there is little to lose.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Or, more to the point, what exactly is Connor Hellebuyck?
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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“More to the point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20to%20the%20point. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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