a whole lot

phrase

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

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There is not a whole lot of that going around outside the walls of their police station. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026 Irish oak is rarely used to age whiskey because there’s just not a whole lot of it, and there are legal restrictions on how much can be harvested. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026 The Reds after the trade deadline look a whole lot like the Reds who took the field before the trade deadline. C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 There’s not a whole lot that can be done to harden them against bombs and drones. David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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