to the exclusion of
idiom
: in a way that excluded (someone or something)
He spent all his time with colleagues to the exclusion of his own family.
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For anyone with sharp recollections of the heady rush of first love and the obsessive fixation on one person to the exclusion of all else, Dreams will strike chords.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the exclusion of just-for-fun parties.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
It was never intended to be either/or, to the exclusion of those decisive contributions in the final third.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Both men were working feature writers until a single comment led them to focus their attention on Israel, to the exclusion of everything else.
—David Freedlander, airmail.news, 24 Aug. 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the exclusion of just-for-fun parties.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
It was never intended to be either/or, to the exclusion of those decisive contributions in the final third.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Both men were working feature writers until a single comment led them to focus their attention on Israel, to the exclusion of everything else.
—David Freedlander, airmail.news, 24 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for to the exclusion of
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“To the exclusion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20exclusion%20of. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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