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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These refugees were overwhelmingly keen to return to their old homes—a right recognized by the UN in General Assembly Resolution 194 but continuously denied by Israel.
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More Americans oppose using federal troops to combat domestic crime than support the move — but the divide is largely along political lines, as Republicans overwhelmingly support the use of troops while Democrats are opposed.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
The Reddit community overwhelmingly took the wife's side, with people sharing hundreds of supportive comments.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Pregnancy is difficult to detect in ancient human remains, and scientists previously believed that the composition of hard tissues was so overwhelmingly inorganic that these proteins would not be preserved or detected, Barlow said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
More Americans oppose using federal troops to combat domestic crime than support the move — but the divide is largely along political lines, as Republicans overwhelmingly support the use of troops while Democrats are opposed.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
The Reddit community overwhelmingly took the wife's side, with people sharing hundreds of supportive comments.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Pregnancy is difficult to detect in ancient human remains, and scientists previously believed that the composition of hard tissues was so overwhelmingly inorganic that these proteins would not be preserved or detected, Barlow said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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