an awful lot
idiom
informal
1
: a large amount
They lost an awful lot of money.
She does an awful lot of talking.
2
: very much
I like him an awful lot.
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Included in the government’s indictment is an excerpt from a jubilant email Smith sent to his co-conspirators (the ones who sound an awful lot like Mitchell and Bessoff).
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Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
As always, being early looks an awful lot like being wrong.
—Rob Day, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Pedicabs careened between skyscrapers blasting reggaeton and carrying giddy groups of fans to Mint and Graham streets, where vendors hawked tacos and arepas, and Spanish felt an awful lot like the most prevalent language being spoken.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
That’s asking an awful lot of a single hairpiece!
5 | Who else cheered from their couch when Dark Winds’ Bernadette slugged Garza?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 2 May 2025
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Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
As always, being early looks an awful lot like being wrong.
—Rob Day, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Pedicabs careened between skyscrapers blasting reggaeton and carrying giddy groups of fans to Mint and Graham streets, where vendors hawked tacos and arepas, and Spanish felt an awful lot like the most prevalent language being spoken.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
That’s asking an awful lot of a single hairpiece!
5 | Who else cheered from their couch when Dark Winds’ Bernadette slugged Garza?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 2 May 2025
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