a good many

idiom

informal
: a lot of
There were a good many people at the meeting.

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Astronomers now suspect a good many of space rocks may have lunar origins as well. NASA plans to observe 2024 PT5 via radar antenna at its next flyby in January, tracking it for a week using the Goldstone solar system radar antenna in California’s Mojave Desert, part of the Deep Space Network. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024 And a good many are predicting stocks will be higher still at year-end. Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024 The reports were heard for miles around and a good many people in town, forgetful of the date, were scared out of a year's growth. Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024 There's about 1,100 airplanes that went down in the Great Lakes, and a good many of them are still out there. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for a good many 

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“A good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20many. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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