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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County voters have overwhelmingly approved sales-tax increases to fund Metro projects.
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Magyar’s center-right Tisza party overwhelmingly defeated Orbán’s nationalist-populist Fidesz last month, gaining more votes and seats in parliament than any other party in Hungary’s post-Communist history.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Koe Wetzel dropped new music for his fans on Friday, and the reactions are overwhelmingly positive.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Under the current administration, BIA decisions that set a precedent, which are public, have been overwhelmingly in favor of DHS.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Magyar’s center-right Tisza party overwhelmingly defeated Orbán’s nationalist-populist Fidesz last month, gaining more votes and seats in parliament than any other party in Hungary’s post-Communist history.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Koe Wetzel dropped new music for his fans on Friday, and the reactions are overwhelmingly positive.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Under the current administration, BIA decisions that set a precedent, which are public, have been overwhelmingly in favor of DHS.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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