quite a bit

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Synonyms of quite a bitnext
: a considerable amount

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However, the Oscar winner has spent quite a bit of time away for work in the past year, starring in five 2026 films (Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and the upcoming films The Odyssey, Verity, and The End of Oak Street). Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026 That’s a big part of why diesel futures are up 20% over the past three weeks — and why gas and diesel prices could remain high for quite a bit longer than anyone would like, even as oil starts flowing again. David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Lately, the answer to the first question has started to seem like, quite a bit. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026 Because that fuel resists knock, ignition timing can be advanced quite a bit to take advantage of the boost. Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for quite a bit

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“Quite a bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20a%20bit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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