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 overwhelmingly white matinee crowd consisted mostly of older people and included several of the musicians' family members.
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
The House overwhelmingly passed an amendment to the farm bill Thursday that would allow hot rotisserie chicken to be bought using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Clarendon Hills voters in 2024 overwhelmingly supported an $8 million bond issue by the Park District to pay for the pool improvements, along with some additional upgrades at parks.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Republican anger at Democratic leadership in the state The two Republicans in the race — Hilton and Bianco — blamed California's overwhelmingly Democratic leadership for the state's dire affordability problems.
—Anne Bryson, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
The House overwhelmingly passed an amendment to the farm bill Thursday that would allow hot rotisserie chicken to be bought using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Clarendon Hills voters in 2024 overwhelmingly supported an $8 million bond issue by the Park District to pay for the pool improvements, along with some additional upgrades at parks.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Republican anger at Democratic leadership in the state The two Republicans in the race — Hilton and Bianco — blamed California's overwhelmingly Democratic leadership for the state's dire affordability problems.
—Anne Bryson, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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