1
as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
ticket prices for the rock concert are simply too high
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2
as in then
in addition to what has been said
I want to buy this sweater—and that sweater too!
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3
as in extremely
to a great degree
the audience didn't seem too interested in what the speaker had to say
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Recent Examples of too
All 12 dogs were saved, and most have been adopted, too!
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Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
With nearly 70,000 collective likes on Instagram and TikTok, the video stands as a reminder that a traditional critic like me can be influenced, too.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
As the climate emergency rises before them, Torres Strait Islanders, too, rise up—suing the government for failing to prevent climate harm.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Manny Machado followed with a walk, and he too was thrown out trying to take second on the back end of a double steal.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
With nearly 70,000 collective likes on Instagram and TikTok, the video stands as a reminder that a traditional critic like me can be influenced, too.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
As the climate emergency rises before them, Torres Strait Islanders, too, rise up—suing the government for failing to prevent climate harm.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Manny Machado followed with a walk, and he too was thrown out trying to take second on the back end of a double steal.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for too
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By the early 2000s, Rolling Stone seemed overly preoccupied with Boomer artists of fading vitality; Spin, while containing punchy criticism, was a glossy consumer magazine inflected by celebrity and fashion.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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Noah Baumbach) Read Variety’s review: George Clooney plays a version of himself in Noah Baumbach’s lightly diverting but overly soft inside-Hollywood drama.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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After the meeting with the three Muslim leaders, Weisenburger later hosted lunches with Jewish and then Arab American Christian leaders.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Borowsky sought to delay the vote but was outvoted, and then was the lone vote against approving the contract.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Dern’s casting as Hank's mom was extremely meaningful to Butler, whose mother Lori died of cancer in 2014.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Having a healthy Parsons ready to rock for the team's matchup against the Lions will be extremely important.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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These purchases don’t have to be in-store either — Amazon and other online retailers won’t charge taxes on eligible deliveries to states with these holidays on the books.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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This nostalgia isn't necessarily new for Gen Z either.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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There will also be fun for the kids in their very own Kids Fun Zone.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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Except for very special occasions, videos longer than a few seconds are much less likely to be re-watched or shared.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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But this is also symptomatic of an industry that was too slow to adapt to the changes of the market and refused to get in line with new technologies.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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The district is also working with its bus provider, Dousman Transport, to keep its bus route times at or below maximum travel times and looking for opportunities to improve them, the district said in an Aug. 15 Facebook post.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But dashing from one building to another for meetings wasn’t a terribly efficient way of working.—
Dana Thomas,
Architectural Digest,
18 Aug. 2025
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But something went terribly wrong when, about nine years ago, David was out on a mission ordered by Juno: and he and his team were ambushed.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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And besides, Adames exuded so much positive energy in his 3 1/2 seasons in a Brewers uniform, flashing his radiant smile and creating happy memories, he cannot be viewed as someone who turned heel.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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And besides, the picture of that lone photographer beyond the wire is credited to Út in the AP archive, in which case Út couldn’t be in the photograph.—
Gary Knight,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Too.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/too. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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