a whole lot

idiom

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

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From creating social media posts to writing stories to leading search-audience strategy — and a whole lot more — lead digital producer Chris Kuhagen has a huge impact on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newsroom. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025 What made the situation a whole lot easier for both of them was the fact that Breezy stayed happy and calm in her car seat through the whole episode. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 Just two years after Riverdale came to its dramatic conclusion, Archie Andrews is plotting his return to television screens once again — and, this time around, things are about to get a whole lot spookier. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025 Dean talked to Rolling Stone about The Grammys, keeping the TV on during recording sessions, being divinely connected to music, and a whole lot more. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 2 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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