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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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
There’s a lightbar on the rear of the car, too, but that’s less visible.
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James Morris, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Her six travel companions told a doctor treating her at the resort that the Charlotte native drank too much and did not need to be transported to a hospital.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
When exposed to too much salt, plants may lose their ability to produce chlorophyll and photosynthesize.1 This can cause plants to turn completely brown, or the browning may be limited to leaf tips or the side of the plant that’s facing the salty roadway or sidewalk.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
The Blues should have realized this too but did not match their intensity.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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James Morris, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Her six travel companions told a doctor treating her at the resort that the Charlotte native drank too much and did not need to be transported to a hospital.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
When exposed to too much salt, plants may lose their ability to produce chlorophyll and photosynthesize.1 This can cause plants to turn completely brown, or the browning may be limited to leaf tips or the side of the plant that’s facing the salty roadway or sidewalk.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
The Blues should have realized this too but did not match their intensity.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for too
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There is no need for Shyne to overly verbalize the significance of these images: Black farmers cultivating land on which they were once enslaved, using tools that ease the burden of this task.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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At times, Trump has been criticized for having what some describe as an overly cozy relationship with Putin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Looking like the cross between a spermatozoon and a tadpole, this needy, frail little infant is wrapped tightly in swaddling clothes, resting on the dresser and then the drawer of poor Jack Nance’s apartment in an industrial hellscape.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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People can also get the flu by touching a surface or object that has influenza virus on it and then touching their mouths, noses or eyes, the CDC said, although that’s less common.—
Fernanda Galan,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Jan. 2025
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The complexity comes from Alexa users expecting quick responses as well as extremely high levels of accuracy.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
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Despite its price, the Super Scooper, which can quickly reload on water without landing, is considered extremely cost-effective in fighting wildfires, according to Business Insider.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, whatever progress the United States has made in limiting climate change seems likely, under Trump, either to stall or to be reversed.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Rantanen and Cale Makar, who’s got a $9 million-per-year cap hit through the 2026-27 campaign, don’t have to be an either/or proposition if the former’s payments get deferred.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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Or, at the very least, something just to sweep us away from reality for a while.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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The color range includes very black, powder, petunia, fennel, smoke and aubergine, and the styles can be mixed and matched.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
14 Jan. 2025
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Anthony's younger brother, Justin Mitchell, also died.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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There is also some evidence that learning cursive benefits the brain.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Jan. 2025
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Cardinal Lawrence — Conclave When this selection process kicked off, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence was well-liked and respected but not making waves or campaigning terribly hard to assume the top brass.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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No doubt Long and her fellow editorialists might respond that owing to the desperate poverty that was the norm in China not terribly long ago, the Chinese tend to save the fruits of their exports.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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And besides, the film with the most noms of its year often does not go on to win.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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For all the battle scars, Morris can have a childlike excitement about being part of an Oscar campaign and the chance to give a gift to her son besides.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Too.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/too. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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