a whole lot

idiom

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

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Plus, Korean face masks, often featuring ingredients novel to American customers such as snail mucin, in unique textures like collagen-rich masks known for their slippery jelly feel—leads to a whole lot of variety. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 July 2025 There are a whole lot of Foundation books to adapt, and an open question is just how far Apple is willing to go with the series. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 Throw in a whole lot of extremely emotional synths, and the Ellaheads were certainly eating right on this one. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 July 2025 Fortune has also written the books One Golden Summer, This Summer Will Be Different, Meet Me at the Lake and Every Summer After — a whole lot of summer/lake fare, though none of those novels are intertwined. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 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 20 Jul. 2025.

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