overwhelmingly

adverb over·whelm·ing·ly \ ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ-lē \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Definition of overwhelmingly

1 a : to an overwhelming extent

an overwhelmingly powerful army

b : extremely

overwhelmingly mediocre

2 : mostly by far

the workers were overwhelmingly female

Recent Examples of overwhelmingly from the Web

Diplomatic circles overwhelmingly welcomed the news.

— geoffrey cain, The New Republic, "‘You Should Not Want a Deal Too Badly’," 11 June 2018
Though still not overwhelmingly common, K-pop is seeing more and more pop-rock bands.

— tamar herman, Billboard, "Pop-Rock Band The Rose Talk Artistry, Being K-Pop Adjacent," 11 June 2018
The study found that the Internet Research Agency overwhelmingly focused its social media campaign on race, promoting ads designed to inflame racial tensions in the U.S.

— judy l. thomas, kansascity, "Russian Facebook posts may have inspired militia in Kansas bombing plot, expert says," 10 June 2018
The current version of Trump’s travel ban applies to travelers from five countries with overwhelmingly Muslim populations — Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.

— Time, "President Trump Hosts His First Iftar Dinner at the White House," 8 June 2018
This includes public outreach events where museums overwhelmingly ask male paleontologists to speak instead of women.

— brian switek, Smithsonian, "The Many Ways Women Get Left Out of Paleontology," 8 June 2018
News that Jon Daniels had received a multi-year contract extension was met overwhelmingly on the Twitter and the Facebook with the following sentiment: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

— jeff wilson, star-telegram, "Rangers Reaction: No matter what Daniels calls it, it's time to embrace the long-term plan," 7 June 2018
Solange’s acceptance speech made me feel proud, and not so lonely in my journey as a black artist trying to make my way in an industry that is overwhelmingly dominated by whiteness.

— Teen Vogue, "Parsons Student Designers: See Their Groundbreaking Work," 7 June 2018
The current version of Trump's travel ban applies to travelers from five countries with overwhelmingly Muslim populations — Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.

— NBC News, "Trump hosts first iftar dinner, recognizes Islam as 'one of the world's great religions'," 7 June 2018

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