to the point of

idiom

: 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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You’re now expanded to the point of being everything. Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025 Drift racers intentionally oversteer to the point of losing traction while maintaining control of the car. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025 Flynn said the rally should have never been allowed to escalate to the point of anarchy. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025 By August, Ars reported on cases where ChatGPT's sycophantic behavior had validated users' false beliefs to the point of causing mental health crises, and news of the aforementioned suicide lawsuit hit not long after. ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to the point of

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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 23 Oct. 2025.

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