a whole lot

idiom

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

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The Moon was doing something that the Sun wasn’t — emitting gamma-rays — implying that, somehow, the Moon was doing a whole lot more than just reflecting sunlight. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025 And just like in sports, there were some nailbiting finishes, a few major upsets and a whole lot of victory laps to take. Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 The programs rematched in the regional semifinals, and the game was a whole lot closer. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025 The sound of tailgating for hours on end just got a whole lot more interesting (well, for me at least). Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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