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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When lawmakers allocate funding for workforce development, housing stabilization, or community health, those dollars overwhelmingly flow through nonprofit organizations.
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Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But the 2025 results made clear that Japan’s theatrical recovery was driven overwhelmingly by domestic event films.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Both teams are overwhelmingly led by backcourts that rank among the nation’s best.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Bottom line, analysts remained overwhelmingly bullish on Microsoft, although most trimmed their price targets on slightly lower estimates.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
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Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But the 2025 results made clear that Japan’s theatrical recovery was driven overwhelmingly by domestic event films.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Both teams are overwhelmingly led by backcourts that rank among the nation’s best.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Bottom line, analysts remained overwhelmingly bullish on Microsoft, although most trimmed their price targets on slightly lower estimates.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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