overwhelmingly

adverb

over·​whelm·​ing·​ly ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ-lē How to pronounce overwhelmingly (audio)
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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Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved the creation of the Ohio Ballot Board in a 1974 vote. Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024 One involved southwest Wisconsin, where overwhelmingly rural white counties were consistently voting Democratic for president. Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024 The market still overwhelmingly expects the Fed to cut its target rate by 25 basis points following its jumbo 50-basis-point cut in September that kicked off the central bank’s monetary easing campaign. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 From the hospitality suites to the nosebleed seats, supporters who travel from overseas to watch Spurs overwhelmingly do so for Heung Min Son. Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overwhelmingly 

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of overwhelmingly was in 1667

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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

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