to such an extent

idiom

: so much
I was surprised that the town had changed to such an extent.

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The problem catapults to such an extent that even supercomputers cannot calculate to solve it. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025 The protests have escalated to such an extent that there has been a heavy police presence and scenes rarely seen in recent months in the Spanish capital. Ali Rampling, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 But Ukrainian and German officials have raised the alarm that Russia's production of Shahed-type drones had grown to such an extent that strike packages four times bigger could be possible by November. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025 But Jerusalem also appears to have a secondary goal of damaging Iran’s security establishment to such an extent that the country’s domestic opposition can rise up against the regime, Modell said. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for to such an extent

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“To such an extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20such%20an%20extent. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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