great/good many

idiom

: very many
A great/good many people did not survive.

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For the bevy of current acts claiming to have burrowed down into the roots of country music, a good many of them have never actually cracked far enough into the surface of the soil to even plant a dandelion — all the while, Nick Shoulders is busy doing his best groundhog impression. Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025 But what is clear is that a great many people share that secret, which makes the secret less secret. Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Though a great many are loving the titillating update, some were apparently not fans of the post. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 16 Jan. 2025 But not all Gullwings will get nine-figure prices; a great many, in fact, live in the seven-figure world, or even less for the roadsters. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great/good many

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“Great/good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%2Fgood%20many. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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