to the death
idiom
1
: until someone is dead
The warriors would fight to the death.
a battle to the death
2
: with all of one's energy and effort
Some parents do not want the school to be closed, and say they'll fight to the death for it.
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Neves Valente has also been linked to the death of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
But the collision of politics and late night truly came to a massive head in September, after Kimmel made comments about the reaction of those on the right to the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
This latest event is reminiscent of the book series written by Suzanne Collins, which features a plotline where one male and one female contender from each district of a postapocalyptic North America fight to the death.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
The film, based on Koushun Takami’s novel of the same name, centers on a group of students in junior high school as they are forced to fight to the death by Japan’s totalitarian government.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
But the collision of politics and late night truly came to a massive head in September, after Kimmel made comments about the reaction of those on the right to the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
This latest event is reminiscent of the book series written by Suzanne Collins, which features a plotline where one male and one female contender from each district of a postapocalyptic North America fight to the death.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
The film, based on Koushun Takami’s novel of the same name, centers on a group of students in junior high school as they are forced to fight to the death by Japan’s totalitarian government.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
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“To the death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20death. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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