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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The new list is composed overwhelmingly of Democratic jurisdictions, including states like New York, California and Connecticut, cities like Boston and New York City and a handful of counties, including Baltimore County, Maryland, and Cook County, Illinois.
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Tim Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Industrial heat, which is needed to run kilns, reactors, and boilers, represents roughly three-quarters of energy use in U.S. manufacturing and remains overwhelmingly fossil-fuelled.
—Ankit Mishra, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The community response was overwhelmingly positive in terms of our transparency.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
But the Eccles proved a warm venue for the film, which had audiences clapping for star Jennifer Lopez’s showstopping turn and the film earned overwhelmingly positive reviews.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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Tim Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Industrial heat, which is needed to run kilns, reactors, and boilers, represents roughly three-quarters of energy use in U.S. manufacturing and remains overwhelmingly fossil-fuelled.
—Ankit Mishra, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The community response was overwhelmingly positive in terms of our transparency.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
But the Eccles proved a warm venue for the film, which had audiences clapping for star Jennifer Lopez’s showstopping turn and the film earned overwhelmingly positive reviews.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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