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 fact, product liability lawsuits alleging patient injuries have been filed overwhelmingly against pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, which manufacture name-brand weight loss drugs, court data shows.
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Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
The faces of the movement, from the models fronting natural-hair campaigns to the content creators filming wash-day tutorials, were overwhelmingly young—women like Chizi Duru, who is now 30; Whitney White, now 40; and Shaneice Crystal, now 31.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
The vote took place 10 weeks after the Senate overwhelmingly approved a somewhat different version of the bill.
—Alex Schwartz, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
With aging buildings, Kessler said voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum to build a new district-wide middle school.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
The faces of the movement, from the models fronting natural-hair campaigns to the content creators filming wash-day tutorials, were overwhelmingly young—women like Chizi Duru, who is now 30; Whitney White, now 40; and Shaneice Crystal, now 31.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
The vote took place 10 weeks after the Senate overwhelmingly approved a somewhat different version of the bill.
—Alex Schwartz, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
With aging buildings, Kessler said voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum to build a new district-wide middle school.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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