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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Only nine of each car will be produced, McLaren says, with a livery that looks an awful lot like their F1 car, featuring McLaren’s famous papaya and anthracite.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
View 6 Images Most of us spend an awful lot of time looking at pocket-friendly screens these days, which can take its toll on our peepers.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
The presentations feel less like lectures and more like conversations with a particularly knowledgeable friend who happens to know an awful lot about space.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
The hosts had the puck an awful lot, especially in a second period that looked all too much like a lot of periods the Rangers played in that 4-15-0 slide.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
View 6 Images Most of us spend an awful lot of time looking at pocket-friendly screens these days, which can take its toll on our peepers.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
The presentations feel less like lectures and more like conversations with a particularly knowledgeable friend who happens to know an awful lot about space.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
The hosts had the puck an awful lot, especially in a second period that looked all too much like a lot of periods the Rangers played in that 4-15-0 slide.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
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