overwhelmingly
adverb
over·whelm·ing·ly
ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ-lē 
1
a
: to an overwhelming extent
an overwhelmingly powerful army
b
: extremely
overwhelmingly mediocre
2
: mostly by far
the workers were overwhelmingly female
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Achieving genuine impact is challenging in our modern age, but UNICEF’s report overwhelmingly shows that Gen Z believes businesses, media platforms and governments bear responsibility for creating the conditions for young people to thrive.
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Your Impact With Unicef Contributor, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Netanyahu’s religious and nationalist base views the West Bank as the biblical and historical homeland of the Jewish people, while Israeli Jews overwhelmingly consider Jerusalem their eternal capital.
—Edith M. Lederer, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Trump has repeatedly — and publicly — berated Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering the bank’s interest rate (their recent détente notwithstanding), but the central bank is overwhelmingly expected to hold rates steady Wednesday at the conclusion of its two-day monetary policy meeting.
—Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Granted, without Millie Bright and Rachel Daly from their previous tournament sides, England aren’t overwhelmingly powerful in the air either.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 27 July 2025
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Your Impact With Unicef Contributor, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Netanyahu’s religious and nationalist base views the West Bank as the biblical and historical homeland of the Jewish people, while Israeli Jews overwhelmingly consider Jerusalem their eternal capital.
—Edith M. Lederer, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Trump has repeatedly — and publicly — berated Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering the bank’s interest rate (their recent détente notwithstanding), but the central bank is overwhelmingly expected to hold rates steady Wednesday at the conclusion of its two-day monetary policy meeting.
—Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Granted, without Millie Bright and Rachel Daly from their previous tournament sides, England aren’t overwhelmingly powerful in the air either.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 27 July 2025
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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