overwhelmingly

adverb

over·whelm·ing·ly ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ-lē

: to an overwhelming extent

an overwhelmingly powerful army

: extremely

overwhelmingly mediocre

: mostly by far

the workers were overwhelmingly female

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Redditors overwhelmingly recommended Michigan for under-the-radar beach vacations, pointing to its thousands of miles of freshwater coastline and Caribbean-like scenery. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026 However, in the safe blue seat, Markey is overwhelmingly expected to win a third term. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 The House overwhelmingly approved a short-term funding bill to keep the federal government running through early December, sidestepping another pre-election shutdown after last year’s record budget standoffs. — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Traders are overwhelmingly betting that the Fed will raise rates at least once over the next year, but Warsh’s view of inflation and whether it is being driven by one-off shocks or more persistent drivers is unclear. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overwhelmingly

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First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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