a whole lot

idiom

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

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But things may be about to get a whole lot worse for borrowers with student loans enrolled in the SAVE plan. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 When your child or parent is sick, politics matter a whole lot less than their survival. Josephine Rios, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026 So either their language model will have to get a whole lot better and faster very quickly, or the company’s whole business model might have just gone out the window. Kelly Evans, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026 Indiana and Miami emerged victorious — and there’s been a whole lot of waiting ever since. Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 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 24 Jan. 2026.

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