to the point of
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: 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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This could prompt a range of outcomes, with either central banks forced to step in to ease money supply or political pressure mounting to the point of significant cost-cutting.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Nearly three in four parents (76%) say those costs strain their budgets to the point of forcing major life trade-offs.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Save for slightly fleshing out some of these roles, Ozon’s script is loyal to the point of lifting most lines of dialogue verbatim.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
This maximalism, in one form or another, seems to be the hallmark of every dish at Lex Yard, sometimes to the point of absurdity.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Nearly three in four parents (76%) say those costs strain their budgets to the point of forcing major life trade-offs.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Save for slightly fleshing out some of these roles, Ozon’s script is loyal to the point of lifting most lines of dialogue verbatim.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
This maximalism, in one form or another, seems to be the hallmark of every dish at Lex Yard, sometimes to the point of absurdity.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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