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  • tho
    tho
    conjunction
    an informal, simplified spelling of though.
  • tho'
    tho'
    conjunction
    a variant spelling of though

tho

American  
[thoh] / ðoʊ /
Or tho'

conjunction

  1. an informal, simplified spelling of though.


tho' British  
/ ðəʊ /

conjunction

  1. informal a variant spelling of though

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For those who didn’t register the dismissal, a second slide included text messages with the words: “I ain’t reading all that/ I’m happy for u tho/ or sorry that happened.”

From Slate Feb. 27, 2024

“I am still shaking,” he added, “and tho I dont show it I’m not OK.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 4, 2024

I was raised to fight fire with water, even tho my country’s amendments have failed me!

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 27, 2023

Garcia - a Gold Glove finalist who has one of the best arms in the big leagues - threw a 94.6 mph rocket to the plate tho easily cut down Walker.

From Washington Times Oct. 30, 2023

It’s calmer and clearer and tho you can’t see Noise, if Cillian’s always seems reddish, then Ben’s seems blue or sometimes green.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

But its governors want no responsibility for the bad things that happen within, even tho' most bad things are fomented by them.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2018

Can do well tho' if don't strain to make things happen.

From The Guardian Nov. 1, 2015

I've really enjoyed it, tho' it makes one feel rather blank in the head.

From The Guardian Mar. 19, 2010

My personal inclination would therefore be to disparage the concept that our beekeeping should adopt chronic - tho' not continuous - administration of any such organohalide compound to our bees.

From Washington Post Mar. 8, 2010

Nor did they walk about waving their swords, tho’ some sported knives in their boots.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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