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to such an extent

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: so much
I was surprised that the town had changed to such an extent.

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At the same time, Orbán is an ideological ally to Trump, to such an extent that critics and supporters alike often compare each leader to the other. Jared Gans, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025 The result is a geomagnetic storm that amplifies the ionospheric and radio disruptions caused by flares and saturates the radiation belts surrounding Earth to such an extent that new belts can suddenly form. Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025 Mixing Conor Bradley, Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong to such an extent doesn’t feel sustainable. Gregg Evans, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025 The problem catapults to such an extent that even supercomputers cannot calculate to solve it. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to such an extent

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“To such an extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20such%20an%20extent. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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