to the point of

phrase

: to a particular state
The animals were hunted to the point of extinction.
He pushed her to the point of hysterics.
He's concerned about money to the point of obsession.

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But either ironically or all too appropriately for a show that so prominently features therapists, The Audacity seems to have psychoanalyzed its characters to the point of abstraction. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026 But people familiar with OpenAI’s governing documents said that it has been diluted to the point of meaninglessness. Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Brown’s ability to verbally drive home even the most cliché message to the point of intrinsic understanding makes the mind gym unique. Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 Nostalgia paired with contemporary popularity has kept Pokémon culturally relevant to the point of becoming the highest-grossing media franchise of all time. Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to the point of

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“To the point of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20point%20of. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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