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
The College Football Playoff was supposed to provide some certainty in a sport that, for too long, based its rewards on unreliable polls.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Sources claim the vessel is simply too large for the billionaire to manage, with operating costs estimated at around $30 million per year.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 13 May 2026
But there’s pleasure in staying put in town too, preferably eating fish and chips at Lewis’ Seafood Restaurant and watching the light shift over the North Sea.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
Kindness, too, is one aspect of longevity, von Furstenberg said.
—Footwear News, 13 May 2026
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Sources claim the vessel is simply too large for the billionaire to manage, with operating costs estimated at around $30 million per year.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 13 May 2026
But there’s pleasure in staying put in town too, preferably eating fish and chips at Lewis’ Seafood Restaurant and watching the light shift over the North Sea.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
Kindness, too, is one aspect of longevity, von Furstenberg said.
—Footwear News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for too
Adverb
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The stage itself will not suddenly become overly celebratory.—
Christine Mortag,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 May 2026
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Most onlookers were tourists not overly concerned with the real-world drama playing out down the street.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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Slater missed and Alexander hit another Lumbar Check, and then again.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Yes, Arrowhead Stadium will be a friendlier environment then, but those two opponents aren’t exactly slouches either.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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But even Black athletes whose athleticism gifted them an extremely exclusive express lane in life can tell you stories about growing up a minority in America, or tales their parents or grandparents have told.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED) suggests that when light at extremely high intensities interacts with the vacuum, it can be converted into matter.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Playing time this year was far from a guarantee, either.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Ride apps don’t function either.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Your co-parent is managing treatment, uncertainty and the very real fear of how this will affect his relationship with his daughter.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The hearts and minds of Braves players were on Bobby Cox on a sunny evening at Dodger Stadium before the middle game of a three-game series against the Dodgers — a game that meant very little, considering the news of the day.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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All guests’ luggage also still remains on board.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The law, which also applies to nursing and municipal workers unions, exempts unions that represent police officers, firefighters and corrections officers, whose leaders typically support Republicans.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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Not terribly hard, as he’s shown before.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Not so coincidentally, Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930, was from Kansas, so Isaacman’s answer to a senator from that state isn’t terribly unexpected.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Guthrie’s appearance on Password will be her first time onscreen besides on the Today show since her mother’s disappearance earlier this year.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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And besides, Apple still has the largest share of the smartphone market worldwide, with only Samsung realistically capable of overtaking it any time soon.—
Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Too.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/too. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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