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to the nth degree

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  1. 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.

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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

Here, Cage takes that to the nth degree in a metanarrative that syncs his fandom’s Cage-related obsessions with his own reflections on stardom.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

“I’m complicated to the nth degree and so is Fred.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2021

Much lighter and bouncier than what I'm used to in tteokbokki, these were chewy to the nth degree.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2021

And this is mayhem to the nth degree.

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

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