Meaning & use
Ado
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Unnecessary fuss, bustle, or trouble over a matter.
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Without further ado, let's begin the ceremony.
There was much ado in the office over the missing files.
A note on using this word
The phrase 'much ado about nothing,' popularized by Shakespeare's play of the same name, remains the word's most common modern usage.
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