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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She was stunned by the overwhelmingly positive response online.
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
In Gaza, fewer than 1,400 Christians remain, and the number of Catholics is smaller still – an almost invisible minority within an overwhelmingly Muslim Palestinian society.
—Cnn’s Abeer Salman and Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Yet public sentiment toward Trump remains overwhelmingly negative, according to a poll from early March, with only one-in-seven Germans viewing him favorably.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
In fact, behind the scenes, feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
In Gaza, fewer than 1,400 Christians remain, and the number of Catholics is smaller still – an almost invisible minority within an overwhelmingly Muslim Palestinian society.
—Cnn’s Abeer Salman and Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Yet public sentiment toward Trump remains overwhelmingly negative, according to a poll from early March, with only one-in-seven Germans viewing him favorably.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
In fact, behind the scenes, feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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