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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Drift racers intentionally oversteer to the point of losing traction while maintaining control of the car.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The infection had progressed to the point of rupturing her eardrum, causing fever and pain intense enough to keep her from sleeping.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
In much of government, the line between neutral analysis and policy advocacy is blurry to the point of meaninglessness.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
During the 2010s, he became known within Wall Street and Washington circles as one of the fiercest critics of the Fed’s zero-interest-rate policy, to the point of warning about inflation when unemployment was still at 10 percent.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The infection had progressed to the point of rupturing her eardrum, causing fever and pain intense enough to keep her from sleeping.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
In much of government, the line between neutral analysis and policy advocacy is blurry to the point of meaninglessness.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
During the 2010s, he became known within Wall Street and Washington circles as one of the fiercest critics of the Fed’s zero-interest-rate policy, to the point of warning about inflation when unemployment was still at 10 percent.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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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 14 Feb. 2026.
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