to that/this end
idiom
formal
: as a way of dealing with or doing something
We want to save the building. To this end, we have hired someone to assess its current state.
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Loewe’s sculptural Puzzle Fold tote is the chicest means to that end.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Biden campaigned on a pledge to work toward abolishing federal capital punishment but took no major steps to that end.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Peters would prefer the focus to be on the victims of abuse, and to this end, GB News has spotlighted a different survivor story for six days straight.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
And to this end, Judge Ignacio Fernandez de Senespleda, who is the head of Barcelona's Commercial Court 10, refused to grant a precautionary measure to register the forwards on Friday, meaning that Barca must file a new lawsuit against La Liga on December 30 at the turn of the week.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Biden campaigned on a pledge to work toward abolishing federal capital punishment but took no major steps to that end.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Peters would prefer the focus to be on the victims of abuse, and to this end, GB News has spotlighted a different survivor story for six days straight.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
And to this end, Judge Ignacio Fernandez de Senespleda, who is the head of Barcelona's Commercial Court 10, refused to grant a precautionary measure to register the forwards on Friday, meaning that Barca must file a new lawsuit against La Liga on December 30 at the turn of the week.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for to that/this end
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“To that/this end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20that%2Fthis%20end. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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