a great deal of

idiom

: a large amount of
He made a great deal of money.

Examples of a great deal of in a Sentence

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“A great deal of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20great%20deal%20of. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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