a whole lot

idiom

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

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After nearly two decades of heartbreak, laughter and a whole lot of medical emergencies, Pompeo hung up her white coat and stepped away from Grey's Anatomy in 2023 — though not entirely. Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 That would cause such a huge confusion in a whole lot of directions. Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025 The race for the documentary feature Academy Award spotlights quality filmmaking, but also requires a whole lot of money and the support of international doc branch voters. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025 Potato casserole just got a whole lot better with diced hash brown potatoes. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 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 Nov. 2025.

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