to such an extent

idiom

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

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But Jerusalem also appears to have a secondary goal of damaging Iran’s security establishment to such an extent that the country’s domestic opposition can rise up against the regime, Modell said. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 21 June 2025 In China, for instance, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has centralized power to such an extent that the regular rotation of leaders no longer occurs. Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2025 Management at the Chinese eateries has improved to such an extent that larger ones are now able to attract graduates from top global business schools, Gao said approvingly. Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 For the most part, the team behind this revival has re-orchestrated, re-arranged, heavily adapted, interpolated, and substantially altered the songs, both musically and lyrically, to such an extent that many now have a musical theater sound. Christian Lewis, Variety, 25 Apr. 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 2 Jul. 2025.

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