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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My students are overwhelmingly immigrants, children of immigrants, and Black and Hispanic people from poor families.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
While startups occasionally push boundaries with optimization techniques—squeezing more efficiency out of existing silicon—barriers to entry are overwhelmingly high.
—Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Resources specifically for Black students bolstered Gunter, who said an overwhelmingly white campus like DU could be isolating for students who are often the only Black person in a room.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
The online response has been overwhelmingly positive, as many people even shared their own similar experiences too.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
While startups occasionally push boundaries with optimization techniques—squeezing more efficiency out of existing silicon—barriers to entry are overwhelmingly high.
—Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Resources specifically for Black students bolstered Gunter, who said an overwhelmingly white campus like DU could be isolating for students who are often the only Black person in a room.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
The online response has been overwhelmingly positive, as many people even shared their own similar experiences too.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overwhelmingly
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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