a whole lot

idiom

: very much

Things are looking a whole lot brighter now.

Examples of a whole lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the underlying actuarial assumptions of Social Security when it was enacted, apparently, was that the government wouldn’t be paying a whole lot of money to a whole lot of retirees. —Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Not a whole lot of other information is known at present. —New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025

But the message of this beloved musical comedy that centers on six middle-schoolers vying for a trophy is more relevant than ever – there’s a whole lot of pressure on kids to not only compete but to win, sometimes at any cost. OK, so that’s a lot to put on a musical comedy. —Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025

Therein lies the contradiction floating around Art Basel Hong Kong on Wednesday for the tier below the blue-chips: an abundance of optimism and a whole lot of work left to be done to secure a successful fair. —Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for a whole lot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot