to what extent

idiom

: how far : how much
To what extent can they be trusted?

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Maybe negotiations have started with the Russian side, and the Americans want to see to what extent Russia is ready to go in this negotiation, so to say, to monitor the situation and test the grounds. Steve Inskeep, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025 Maybe Mitchell Robinson’s eventual return will provide a fix, but to what extent? James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 In fact, genetics likely play the biggest role in when—or to what extent—a person’s hair turns gray, Collins explained. Sarah Garone, Health, 21 Feb. 2025 The scene of village children watching a TV program of government propaganda for the first time, or of a small tractor plowing fields that for years were worked by oxen, reveal to what extent Chuang is witnessing the end of an era — a theme underlined by the pair of deaths that close out the movie. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to what extent

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“To what extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20what%20extent. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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