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 being another year where Stefanski has failed to the point of feeling a coordinator change is necessary can safely be called alarming.
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Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
And the global population of whales declined precipitously to the point of near extinction.
—Justin Worland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Conditions at primate-research centers often drive monkeys to the point of madness.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Such distress can affect your sleep — even to the point of nightmares, said sleep specialist Jennifer Mundt, a clinical associate professor of family and preventive medicine at the University of Utah’s Sleep Wake Center.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
And the global population of whales declined precipitously to the point of near extinction.
—Justin Worland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Conditions at primate-research centers often drive monkeys to the point of madness.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Such distress can affect your sleep — even to the point of nightmares, said sleep specialist Jennifer Mundt, a clinical associate professor of family and preventive medicine at the University of Utah’s Sleep Wake Center.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 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 Nov. 2025.
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