a whole lot

phrase

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

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Once you were done with the big names, like Severance or Slow Horses, there wasn’t a whole lot else to watch. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 The extraordinary female characters at the heart of the show will be pushed to extremes, behave deliciously badly and have a whole lot of fun along the way. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 Basically, they’re built to make your everyday listening a whole lot better. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 The Jags’ Week 1 blowout of the Cleveland Browns even looks a whole lot more impressive. — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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