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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Injuries do tend to decimate at least one or two teams every season to the point of no return.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Water levels at reservoirs in the region have decreased to the point of concern for water supply managers, hydrologists told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
But the indictment returned by a Georgia grand jury in May detailed a gruesome confrontation in which Ibarra allegedly asphyxiated the student, hit her over the head with a rock to the point of disfiguring her skull, and pulled up her clothing, intending to rape her.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
The glasses may not actually help drivers, either, if the directions micromanage to the point of being distracting or if drivers are already working as fast as reasonably possible.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Water levels at reservoirs in the region have decreased to the point of concern for water supply managers, hydrologists told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
But the indictment returned by a Georgia grand jury in May detailed a gruesome confrontation in which Ibarra allegedly asphyxiated the student, hit her over the head with a rock to the point of disfiguring her skull, and pulled up her clothing, intending to rape her.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
The glasses may not actually help drivers, either, if the directions micromanage to the point of being distracting or if drivers are already working as fast as reasonably possible.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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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 28 Nov. 2024.
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