a whole lot

idiom

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

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Okay, fine, formal scarves aren’t really doing a whole lot in terms of warmth, but there’s nothing wrong with a vestigial accessory. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025 The set was re-released this Jan. 7, however, as a 72-hour webstore exclusive, and is expected to sell a whole lot more than that this time around. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025 There's bound to be a whole lot of surprises and celebrity cameos at the Big Game...but that's a start. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 Not that the Knights look like a team that needs a whole lot. Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 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 21 Jan. 2025.

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