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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Reviews in the market have been overwhelmingly positive.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
Introduction In a tournament compromised by wet weather and therefore boggy pitches, hosts West Germany were not overwhelmingly popular winners.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The radical left of the 1960s and ’70s was overwhelmingly populated by college students, many of them affluent, being taught by America’s elite educators.
—Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
In the vote to impeach, Republicans overwhelmingly joined with Democrats in a 121-23 vote.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
Introduction In a tournament compromised by wet weather and therefore boggy pitches, hosts West Germany were not overwhelmingly popular winners.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The radical left of the 1960s and ’70s was overwhelmingly populated by college students, many of them affluent, being taught by America’s elite educators.
—Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
In the vote to impeach, Republicans overwhelmingly joined with Democrats in a 121-23 vote.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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