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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Some of those projects were also sweeping, to the point of quixotic -- even for the deepest-pocketed entrepreneur.
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Because when a pregnant woman is tormented to the point of suicidal thoughts, when her pain becomes someone's profit and entertainment, a fundamental piece of our humanity has been lost, and that loss diminishes us all.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 June 2025
And in Thursday’s series finale, tensions finally boiled over to the point of no return.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Some of those projects were also sweeping, to the point of quixotic -- even for the deepest-pocketed entrepreneur.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 June 2025
Because when a pregnant woman is tormented to the point of suicidal thoughts, when her pain becomes someone's profit and entertainment, a fundamental piece of our humanity has been lost, and that loss diminishes us all.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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