overwhelming
adjective
over·whelm·ing
ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ 
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The overwhelming majority of the people who are protesting, who feel strongly about this issue, do not like Hamas.
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Michael Levitt, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
Most of us are appalled by Israel’s overwhelming destruction of Gaza and killing of over 34,000, most of them women and children.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
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Michael Levitt, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
Most of us are appalled by Israel’s overwhelming destruction of Gaza and killing of over 34,000, most of them women and children.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
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overwhelming
adjective
over·whelm·ing
ˌō-vər-ˈhwel-miŋ
-wel-
: great sense 4, extreme
an overwhelming response
overwhelmingly
adverb
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