more to the point
idiom
: more importantly
If you drive while drunk, you could lose your license, but even more to the point, you could kill someone.
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His loyalty is to the Penguins and, more to the point, to Crosby.
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Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
That means very exciting days — and more to the point, scientifically refined meditation frameworks and practices — are not too far ahead.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Or, more to the point, why is this widening gap something that wealthy Americans in particular should be concerned about?
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
But that doesn’t mean that JT is right or, more to the point, isn’t a dweeb.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
That means very exciting days — and more to the point, scientifically refined meditation frameworks and practices — are not too far ahead.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Or, more to the point, why is this widening gap something that wealthy Americans in particular should be concerned about?
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
But that doesn’t mean that JT is right or, more to the point, isn’t a dweeb.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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“More to the point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20to%20the%20point. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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