a whole lot

phrase

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

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Things didn’t get a whole lot better in the second half, as Michigan shot 7-for-28 from deep for the game. — Matt Langone, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026 Not a whole lot has gone the NC State Wolfpack's way this season, and that was never more evident than after what the Duke Blue Devils did to them on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 But apart from that, in practice there’s not a whole lot that Congress can do to hurt the oil industry; the more tangible actions tend to come from the executive branch, like former US President Joe Biden’s freeze on LNG terminals. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026 But there is a whole lot of disbelief — and some early signs of disagreement about the best path forward for the Republican Party. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2026.

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