to death

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: beyond endurance : excessively
bored to death
scared to death of spiders
I am sick to death of hearing your excuses.
Most high rollers prefer Atlantic City and Las Vegas, where they are comped to death and have more diversions.—William G. Flanagan et al.

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Gangs continue to hold dozens of residents seized during a recent attack on the mountainous community of Kenscoff, where gunmen shot people to death and burned others alive in their homes. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Lucas has been re-sentenced to death altogether four times over the decades. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Of the four people sentenced to death based in part on the work of Hayne or West, Duncan was the last to be freed. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026 Both victims were illegally choked to death by white police officers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to death

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

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