a great deal

idiom

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

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This survey suggested there's a great deal of hope; only 6 percent of the feedback was negative. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 July 2025 There's a great deal of hearsay about the extent people involved in the project were aware this movie was never meant for release, but the facts are that a director, Oley Sassone, known mostly for music videos (Wang Chung! Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 July 2025 There’s a great deal of variation across folk schools; students can learn filmmaking, circus arts, or even how to live like a Viking. Barry Levitt, Time, 25 July 2025 There is a great deal of research going on to further advance AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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