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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Or, more to the point, director Grant Gee treats his 102 minutes of baroque ennui as the devil claiming his due.
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Ben Croll, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Each visit has been grounded in national economic self-interest, and while trust in China may be limited, reliance on Washington now feels less certain — more to the point, riskier.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Leibovitz argued that ads like that need to be tougher and more to the point.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
But more to the point, no one’s going to make an eight-hour streaming series (ending in a cliffhanger) about an actually safe town.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Ben Croll, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Each visit has been grounded in national economic self-interest, and while trust in China may be limited, reliance on Washington now feels less certain — more to the point, riskier.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Leibovitz argued that ads like that need to be tougher and more to the point.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
But more to the point, no one’s going to make an eight-hour streaming series (ending in a cliffhanger) about an actually safe town.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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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 22 Feb. 2026.
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