a whole lot

phrase

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

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UMass needs some kind of momentum after an 0-12 season last year, and Sacramento State will make a whole lot of trips from California to the Midwest after its surprising FBS jump. Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The notion of finding your soulmate is inherently romantic, but Jeff and Shaleia Divine managed to sour a whole lot of people on the concept. Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 But there are also a whole lot of people who have been asking the distillery to release some older whiskey for many years, and the Maker’s team finally made that happen. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026 July came and went…and cost me a whole lot of money along the way. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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