a great deal

idiom

: much : a lot
Things could be a great deal worse.

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There is a great deal of research going on to further advance AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 There’s been a great deal of talk surrounding Pugh’s impressive skyscraper stunt at the beginning of Thunderbolts*. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025 Despite the relative calm that settled over the financial markets last week, there is still a great deal of nervousness about what lies ahead, along with widespread skepticism about the Administration. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 There is nothing inevitable about those visions and a great deal of reason to doubt them. ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for a great deal

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“A great deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20great%20deal. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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