1
: heightened fuss or concern : to-do
much ado about the need for reform
2
: time-wasting bother over trivial details
wrote the paper without further ado
3
: trouble, difficulty
The journey itself is not described; our heroes disembark without ado at Philadelphia.—
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Anthony LaneExamples of ado in a Sentence
a bride-to-be caught up in the usual prenuptial ado
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2025
In retrospect, Bonneville feels like the controversy was much ado about nothing.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024
Amy Nicholson ‘The Dating Game’ Advertisement Much ado has been made over the lopsided mating pool of China, where the recent census showed a surplus of 30 million single men.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The experts Vox spoke with to find out more told us that the public outcry over Siri’s data collection may all be much ado about, relatively, nothing.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Ado.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ado. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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: fuss entry 1 sense 1, trouble
much ado about nothing
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