a great deal

idiom

: much : a lot
Things could be a great deal worse.

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There is a great deal of research going on to further advance AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025 Hollein offered how there is also a great deal of technical knowledge that The Met can share, as well as Vacheron Constantin. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 June 2025 Because without one, a broken system could thrive, and a great deal of money could be made on the backs of the people across three counties in Maryland. Joanne Frederick, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2025 First among these programs was USAID, which for a tiny slice of the federal budget accomplished a great deal to save lives, fighting disease around the world (in part to prevent maladies from reaching our shores) while projecting a very positive humanitarian image for the U.S. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for a great deal

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“A great deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20great%20deal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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