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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In our Milwaukee Bucks fan survey earlier this month, respondents overwhelmingly voted for both Green and Trent to be in the starting lineup at shooting guard and small forward, respectively.
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Eric Nehm, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
State representative and democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani upset Cuomo in June's Democratic primary in the overwhelmingly blue city.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
The online response to her video has been overwhelmingly positive, as many people showed their support and thanked Olsen for her important message.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
But what these murky recommendations largely obscure is the data, which overwhelmingly supports the use of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, as evidenced by a massive analysis set to be presented this weekend at an American Academy of Pediatrics conference.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
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Eric Nehm, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
State representative and democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani upset Cuomo in June's Democratic primary in the overwhelmingly blue city.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
The online response to her video has been overwhelmingly positive, as many people showed their support and thanked Olsen for her important message.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
But what these murky recommendations largely obscure is the data, which overwhelmingly supports the use of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, as evidenced by a massive analysis set to be presented this weekend at an American Academy of Pediatrics conference.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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