overwhelming
adjective
over·whelm·ing
ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ 
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Lauren Snook said while the pain of this tragedy is still fresh, the outpouring of support has been overwhelming.
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Dan Snyder, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Take breaks if conversations begin to feel emotionally overwhelming or all-consuming.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
After winning the opposition’s 2023 primary with an overwhelming 92 percent of the vote, she was disqualified by the government’s comptroller, which accused her of administrative irregularities and barred her from holding public office for 15 years.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
According to publicly available election returns, González won by an overwhelming margin.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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Dan Snyder, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Take breaks if conversations begin to feel emotionally overwhelming or all-consuming.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
After winning the opposition’s 2023 primary with an overwhelming 92 percent of the vote, she was disqualified by the government’s comptroller, which accused her of administrative irregularities and barred her from holding public office for 15 years.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
According to publicly available election returns, González won by an overwhelming margin.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Overwhelming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelming. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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overwhelming
adjective
over·whelm·ing
ˌō-vər-ˈhwel-miŋ
-wel-
: great sense 4, extreme
an overwhelming response
overwhelmingly
adverb
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