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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Should relations degrade to the point of conflict with the West, such vessels could provide vital pre-conflict operations like degrading situational awareness or preparing the battlespace before actions like a move on Taiwan.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
This is the tale of how the relationship between Mbappe and PSG deteriorated to the point of a messy legal battle.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Friedland briefly dropped the bit to press Torres on the human toll in Gaza, sometimes to the point of tears; Torres stayed rigidly on-message.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
This research dovetails with another finding from earlier this year in which it was found that ants infected with fungal spores began social distancing themselves from other ants in the nest, to the point of building different nest entrances and tunnels.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
This is the tale of how the relationship between Mbappe and PSG deteriorated to the point of a messy legal battle.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Friedland briefly dropped the bit to press Torres on the human toll in Gaza, sometimes to the point of tears; Torres stayed rigidly on-message.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
This research dovetails with another finding from earlier this year in which it was found that ants infected with fungal spores began social distancing themselves from other ants in the nest, to the point of building different nest entrances and tunnels.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 2025.
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