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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Dench, who is now 68, remembers reading the comments on social media that first year – people said the story was proof of the good in humanity, and the response was overwhelmingly positive.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
The following year, the public overwhelmingly voted for a $6 million bond to acquire more land for state parks.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Sacramento’s move follows last year’s repeal of a landmark Bay Area climate rule and comes four years after the council overwhelmingly approved a plan to require residential and commercial buildings three stories or fewer to be all electric beginning in 2023.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Mamdani overwhelmingly won the election on November 5 and is set to be sworn into office on January 1.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
The following year, the public overwhelmingly voted for a $6 million bond to acquire more land for state parks.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Sacramento’s move follows last year’s repeal of a landmark Bay Area climate rule and comes four years after the council overwhelmingly approved a plan to require residential and commercial buildings three stories or fewer to be all electric beginning in 2023.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Mamdani overwhelmingly won the election on November 5 and is set to be sworn into office on January 1.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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