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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It was never intended to be either/or, to the exclusion of those decisive contributions in the final third.
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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
Although Putin tries to portray himself as a realist, he has become consumed with Ukraine, to the exclusion of almost all other foreign policy imperatives.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
Back in September, a New York woman submitted a complaint to the city’s Commission on Human Rights seeking an end to the exclusion of mothers.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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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
Although Putin tries to portray himself as a realist, he has become consumed with Ukraine, to the exclusion of almost all other foreign policy imperatives.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
Back in September, a New York woman submitted a complaint to the city’s Commission on Human Rights seeking an end to the exclusion of mothers.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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