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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Judges, including Republican-leaning ones appointed by Trump, overwhelmingly rejected those arguments.
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USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
The protests came after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a $26 billion package that included new assistance to Israel and humanitarian relief for Gaza.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
The protests came after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a $26 billion package that included new assistance to Israel and humanitarian relief for Gaza.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for overwhelmingly
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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