to the purpose

phrase

old-fashioned
: appropriate to the situation
He didn't say much to the purpose.

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Which brings us to the purpose of tonight’s dinner. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2026 Products could be tailored to the purpose. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025 If something feels vague to your team, take the time to share the specifics and connect it to the purpose. — Bala Sathyanarayanan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Over the span of 40 minutes, Kojima and Refn touched on everything from their longtime friendship to the purpose of art itself, and provided some insight into the convergence and symbiotic nature of game development and filmmaking. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to the purpose

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“To the purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20purpose. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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