an awful lot
idiom
informal
1
: a large amount
They lost an awful lot of money.
She does an awful lot of talking.
2
: very much
I like him an awful lot.
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He was dismayed to discover that an awful lot of the job involved moving beakers from one table to another.
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William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
In fairness, a good breakfast buffet can offer an awful lot of satisfaction.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
That sounds like an awful lot of money left on the table, and plenty of potential to reduce our need to mine for these valuable metals.
—New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2025
Or even a dominating one, though the New York Rangers had the puck an awful lot and held a 30-9 shot advantage midway through the second period against the Minnesota Wild.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
In fairness, a good breakfast buffet can offer an awful lot of satisfaction.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
That sounds like an awful lot of money left on the table, and plenty of potential to reduce our need to mine for these valuable metals.
—New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2025
Or even a dominating one, though the New York Rangers had the puck an awful lot and held a 30-9 shot advantage midway through the second period against the Minnesota Wild.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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“An awful lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/an%20awful%20lot. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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