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
Examples of overwhelmingly in a Sentence
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In addition, shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor (more than 99%) of appointing Claudia Parzani to succeed Kevin Scott as an independent nonexecutive director.
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Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
Former Democratic-leaning counties overwhelmingly voted for Trump, helping the reality TV celebrity and New York businessman go on to an upset White House victory in his first-ever political campaign.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
That package also would include a bill that could ban TikTok, which passed the House overwhelmingly with bipartisan support last month but has since languished in the Senate.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Namely, a group that has been heavily Democratic or Republican is unlikely to suddenly swing all the way in the other direction to overwhelmingly support the other party.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The bill passed both houses overwhelmingly, and Gov. Mike Parson signed it into law in July 2021.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Democrats want the standard eased, but the overwhelmingly Republican Legislature has not obliged.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024
Data later revealed that young Black and Latino men were overwhelmingly targeted.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
California voters overwhelmingly approved two statewide ballots in 2008 and 2018 that addressed animal confinement, establishing minimum space requirements for a variety of livestock, including egg-laying hens, veal calves and pigs.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
Former Democratic-leaning counties overwhelmingly voted for Trump, helping the reality TV celebrity and New York businessman go on to an upset White House victory in his first-ever political campaign.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
That package also would include a bill that could ban TikTok, which passed the House overwhelmingly with bipartisan support last month but has since languished in the Senate.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Namely, a group that has been heavily Democratic or Republican is unlikely to suddenly swing all the way in the other direction to overwhelmingly support the other party.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The bill passed both houses overwhelmingly, and Gov. Mike Parson signed it into law in July 2021.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Democrats want the standard eased, but the overwhelmingly Republican Legislature has not obliged.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024
Data later revealed that young Black and Latino men were overwhelmingly targeted.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
California voters overwhelmingly approved two statewide ballots in 2008 and 2018 that addressed animal confinement, establishing minimum space requirements for a variety of livestock, including egg-laying hens, veal calves and pigs.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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