all too
phrase
: much too
—used to say that something is more than what is wanted, needed, acceptable, possible, etc.
These problems have been occurring all too often.
She knew all too well what the punishment would be.
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Many Lebanese irate with the deal point out that the truce seems all too similar to the one brokered over Gaza.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The Yankees know all too well how much damage a summer swoon can do.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
The stakes for my own research became all too clear one day in February.
—
Anna Y. Q. Ho,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The Yankees know all too well how much damage a summer swoon can do.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
The stakes for my own research became all too clear one day in February.
—
Anna Y. Q. Ho,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
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“All too.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20too. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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