a whole lot

idiom

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

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There’s a whole lot of good, but not great, teams picking off each other week after week. Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2025 Not that there’s a whole lot of airtime still up for grabs; as NBC noted earlier this month, nearly all of its in-game NBA inventory was auctioned off during the spring upfront bazaar … although naturally the company is holding a percentage of units back to sell in the scatter market. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025 That’s due, in part, to their superior noses and their tendency to leave a whole lot of scent. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025 This ride is designed for families with children under 12, featuring colorful Halloween displays and live actors for a whole lot of fun! Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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