Slightly
Slightly adverb - In a very small quantity or degree.
Usage example: he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking
Nearby Word: slight
Too
Too adverb - Beyond a normal or acceptable limit.
Usage example: ticket prices for the rock concert are simply too high
Both words in one sentence
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Similarly, other names with pronunciations that would be too confusing to transcribe or too awkward to pronounce in English were changed slightly—DEE-as-por to Déaspor, Avkasis to Aucasis, etc.
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Justified too but slightly subverted for the orcs since they're not a "race" properly speaking, but humans driven insane and deformed after too long exposure to Power Gems.
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Their voices are slightly different, too; Yuui-sensei's is slightly lower and calmer, though in the fourth voice drama they mention that their voices were the same when they were kids.
Source: Identical Twin ID Tag
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