great/good many

idiom

: very many
A great/good many people did not survive.

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With great box office draw comes a great many sequels, requels, and spinoffs. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024 And a good many are predicting stocks will be higher still at year-end. Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024 So, although the wording is original, the information comes from a great many other places. Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024 There are a great many of these kinds of observations, philosophies and other bon mots flung out like streamers; this is a film that has drunk of the cup of loquacity and is now in full flow, demanding close attention to the subtitles. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for great/good many 

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“Great/good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%2Fgood%20many. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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