a good many

idiom

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

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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 There are still a good many people deeply concerned with problems of international security who think exclusively in terms of political arrangements and economic mechanisms such as tariffs and currencies. Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011 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 8 Nov. 2024.

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