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Synonyms

to the nth degree

Idioms

To the utmost, as in They'd decked out the house to the nth degree. This expression comes from mathematics, where to the nth means “to any required power” (n standing for any number). It was first recorded in 1852.

Example Sentences

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to the nth degree

Everything that Thomas Tuchel said what he wanted from his team they have followed it out to the nth degree.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025

But if you haven't had to do that the least little discomfort becomes amplified and multiplied to the nth degree.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023

That you get to play with the transformative power of fashion raised to the nth degree.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022

It was scoreboard watching to the nth degree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2021

And this is mayhem to the nth degree.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

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