a whole lot

idiom

: very much
Things are looking a whole lot brighter now.

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When styled with a bit of ladylike tweed, loafers or ballet flats, and a whole lot of pearls, slouchy pants embody a whole new vibe. Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2026 There was a probe of whether a business relationship between Leonard and a California company was legitimate or merely a way for the Clippers to circumvent salary cap rules, then Chris Paul being sent home in a stunning early December move, and a whole lot of losing. Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026 That could make firefighting a whole lot safer and more predictable, hopefully in the not-too-distant future. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026 Weakening or completely blocking this interferon production, in turn, apparently allowed the rhinoviruses to infect a whole lot more cells, cause a whole lot more inflammation and do a whole lot more damage. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for a whole lot

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“A whole lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20whole%20lot. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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