to that/this end
idiom
formal
: as a way of dealing with or doing something
We want to save the building. To this end, we have hired someone to assess its current state.
Examples of to that/this end in a Sentence
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Despite Luciano Benetton’s exit, controlling shareholder Edizione, a Benetton family holding, is said to plan to continue its support of the reorganization and relaunch plan of the fashion group, earmarking 260 million euros to this end over the next few years.
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 4 July 2024
And to that end, those numbers never leak; any projections furnished by third-party data firms are estimates derived from quarterly earnings reports and other SEC documents.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 June 2024
In addition, Israel would pull its forces out of populated areas of Gaza and permit Gazans to return to the northern part of the enclave once conditions were met; to that end, the cease-fire would enable a large increase in the flow of humanitarian aid.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 7 May 2024
For the bedroom, start by scooping up this metal platform bed frame that’s under $100, then look to this end table that offers plenty of space to house books, lamps, and more.
—Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
All discussions to that end have been a sham, obviously so: contravening international law, settlement began virtually days after the end of the 1967 war—particularly in the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem—and has not let up since.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
There’s a disclaimer to that end accompanying these new cloud maps.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Cam Cope, a crash reconstructionist based in Texas, testified to that end Friday.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Hamas remains committed to eradicating Israel and is using hostages to this end, demanding an unrealistic ransom based on the Gilad Shalit precedent.
—WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
Martino Carrera, WWD, 4 July 2024
And to that end, those numbers never leak; any projections furnished by third-party data firms are estimates derived from quarterly earnings reports and other SEC documents.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 June 2024
In addition, Israel would pull its forces out of populated areas of Gaza and permit Gazans to return to the northern part of the enclave once conditions were met; to that end, the cease-fire would enable a large increase in the flow of humanitarian aid.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 7 May 2024
For the bedroom, start by scooping up this metal platform bed frame that’s under $100, then look to this end table that offers plenty of space to house books, lamps, and more.
—Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
All discussions to that end have been a sham, obviously so: contravening international law, settlement began virtually days after the end of the 1967 war—particularly in the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem—and has not let up since.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
There’s a disclaimer to that end accompanying these new cloud maps.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Cam Cope, a crash reconstructionist based in Texas, testified to that end Friday.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Hamas remains committed to eradicating Israel and is using hostages to this end, demanding an unrealistic ransom based on the Gilad Shalit precedent.
—WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
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“To that/this end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20that%2Fthis%20end. Accessed 20 Jul. 2024.
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