there's more than just a tad of hyperbole in the critics' praise for the promising young pianist
grandfather never tires of telling us about the days when he was just a tad
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This slow-cooker version of the casserole makes your life just a tad easier.—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 May 2026 Overall, the deepfakes are impressive, if not maybe a tad uncanny, showing a near-perfect replica of how Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood looked in the late ’70s.—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 At the film’s after-party there will be tee-shirts that are a tad outrageous, but also quite hilarious.—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 May 2026 Boone’s words proved prescient, as Weathers, just a tad trimmer, retired 13 straight Baltimore batters following a game-opening walk.—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tad
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probably from English dialect, toad, from Middle English tode — more at toad