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a tad

A small amount, portion, or degree; a bit. Can you turn the heat down a tad? It's getting pretty warm in here. I'm feeling a tad sick, so I think I'll stay home from work today. Any chance you can turn the volume up a tad?
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a tad bit

A small portion, degree, or amount. It got a tad bit warm when the sun started shining so I'm not going to need to wear this coat today. I forgot my lunch, can I have a tad bit of yours? I'm afraid I've caught a tad bit of a cold.
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tad

n. a bit; a small bit. That’s a little more than a tad, but it’s all right.
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a tad

To a small degree; somewhat: acting a tad silly; a tad uncomfortable.
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The Eastside TAD encompasses 890 acres of land within the city's central business district and midtown.
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The feature included a short story he penned, along with a photo of Tad and his younger brother, Hibble, looking down from the Panmunjom hillside during the truce-signing.
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I bawb sy'n byw yn lleol, mae'n olygfa gyfarwydd gan fod y Tad Deiniol yn gymeriad amlwg iawn yn y gymuned leol ym Mlaenau ei hun ac ym Meirionnydd, Eifionydd, Llyn ac Arfon.
One character, Tad, is the champion of his high school swim team, strong in both body and mind, popular, and forced to take on the here role on more than one occasion.
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And you come to the conclusion that the people resorting to this device are just a tad, a tiny tad, unsure about whether people will really accord them the respect, admiration and amazement which that little word 'critical' is meant to evoke.
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THE STORY: Small town girl Rosalee Futch (Bosworth) works at a local grocery store, but her life changes when she wins a competition to meet her big screen idol Tad Hamilton (Duhamel), much to the concern of her young boss Pete (Grace), who is hopelessly and secretly in love with her.