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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Relations between both sides deteriorated by the 1670s to the point of bloodshed.
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
The chair, forged entirely out of bronze, doesn’t look at all like the precious metal, since it’s been polished to the point of being fully reflective.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2025
Monique’s penchant for forthrightness, almost to the point of abruptness, is what makes her reintegration to the cast fascinating already.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
There’s a comic aspect to her confusion—chronic shushers will be triggered to the point of distraction—which only reveals the utterly guileless depth of Buckley’s absorption in the role.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
The chair, forged entirely out of bronze, doesn’t look at all like the precious metal, since it’s been polished to the point of being fully reflective.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2025
Monique’s penchant for forthrightness, almost to the point of abruptness, is what makes her reintegration to the cast fascinating already.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
There’s a comic aspect to her confusion—chronic shushers will be triggered to the point of distraction—which only reveals the utterly guileless depth of Buckley’s absorption in the role.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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