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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And, more to the point, Ford lost money on every vehicle, even at the higher-than-promised price point. Camila Domonoske, NPR, 15 Dec. 2025 Even more to the point, given the overwhelming evidence that Americans are now primarily concerned about affordability and the cost of living, more—not less—hydrocarbon extraction has never been more necessary. MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 Or more to the point, can it be fixed at all? Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025 To a degree unimaginable in any prior era, this small list of companies controls not just the flow of money but, much more to the point, the flow of information the world over. Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for more to the point

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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 23 Dec. 2025.

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