to the exclusion of

idiom

: in a way that excluded (someone or something)
He spent all his time with colleagues to the exclusion of his own family.

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The setlist was easily dominated by Band songs, nearly to the exclusion of Robertson’s solo career, but there were exceptions. Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024 Since the firms did not hold themselves out to be alternatives to traditional banks there were few, if any, customers who relied upon these firms to the exclusion of a traditional banking relationship. Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 One man to the exclusion of everyone on the planet. CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024 So everything depends on how the political figures who will make up the possible new coalition would react to the exclusion of Mélenchon. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for to the exclusion of 

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“To the exclusion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20exclusion%20of. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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