there's more than just a tad of hyperbole in the critics' praise for the promising young pianist
grandfather never tires of telling us about the days when he was just a tad
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After spiking a tad higher in the spring of 2023, shares have been in a near freefall.—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025 The digital device is exhausted, the runtime stretches a tad too long, and a club scene that begins as an admirable feat (making clever use of the Music Box Theatre) begins to drag, before giving way to a crucial turning point in the story.—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025 That might be a tad bit easier to snag than getting your hands on Armstrong’s one-of-one collectible.—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025 That’s one of the lowest on record, a tad higher than last year’s total of 53.—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tad
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Etymology
probably from English dialect, toad, from Middle English tode — more at toad
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