a whole lot

idiom

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

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But there will be suspicion at this blossoming relationship between India and Saudi Arabia with a whole lot of cash flying around. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 And while the former president lost Dane County – Madison and its suburbs – by 188,000 votes, that wasn’t a whole lot worse than his 2020 deficit of 181,000 votes. Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024 But there's a whole lot for whoever wins to worry about. Dave Lawler, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 When the Pacific Northwest band released its game-changing album Nevermind in 1991, its single Smells Like Teen Spirit quickly took over the MTV airwaves—alongside a whole lot of guitar-smashing and emotive vocals. Christina Pérez, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024 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 2 Dec. 2024.

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