to death

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Definition of to deathnext
as in too
beyond a normal or acceptable limit A movie with a tired plot that has been done to death.

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Recent Examples of to death It was first believed that Soto had beaten his mother to death, but a further investigation revealed she had been stabbed. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Jake Reiner, the eldest son of the late Rob and Michele Reiner, spoke out about his parents’ deaths for the first time since his filmmaker father and photographer mother were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026 If executed, Humphreys will be the 55th inmate put to death by lethal injection in Georgia. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Not long afterward, Schaefer entered the hotel room and beat von Wiese-Mack to death with the metal handle of a fruit bowl, according to prosecutors. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to death

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“To death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/to%20death. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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