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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Annabelle has been in so many movies now, to the point of being overused (the real doll has even been suspected of paranormal activity recently).
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Here, it's got to the point of death threats against Samantha from fans of Meghan.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Before that seminal moment however, Danny goes full terrorist even to the point of attacking and breaking the arm of another student, Pauline (Nia Brown).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
But one night, the police were called after an argument escalated to the point of Staples trying to hurt herself with razors, even grabbing Kerr’s handgun.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Here, it's got to the point of death threats against Samantha from fans of Meghan.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Before that seminal moment however, Danny goes full terrorist even to the point of attacking and breaking the arm of another student, Pauline (Nia Brown).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
But one night, the police were called after an argument escalated to the point of Staples trying to hurt herself with razors, even grabbing Kerr’s handgun.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 5 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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