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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However, when presented with the possibility that Landmark could be dissolved, some distributors told IndieWire that its market positioning has eroded to the point of its loss being a drag but not a disaster.
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Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
The state would increasingly lose its monopoly over the legitimate use of force, and divisions could inflame to the point of civil war.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Only Downey got to the point of reading the scene, as there was a brief time when Tony Stark was scripted into it.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
The crowd that greeted Kamala Harris in a high-school gym outside Milwaukee last month was delighted to the point of delirium.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
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Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
The state would increasingly lose its monopoly over the legitimate use of force, and divisions could inflame to the point of civil war.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Only Downey got to the point of reading the scene, as there was a brief time when Tony Stark was scripted into it.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
The crowd that greeted Kamala Harris in a high-school gym outside Milwaukee last month was delighted to the point of delirium.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2024.
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