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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Sharks rarely encounter humans in such high numbers, let alone under circumstances where conditions so overwhelmingly favor the predators.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Voters in 2018 overwhelmingly approved the expansion in a ballot initiative that provided government health insurance to a broader swath of low-income residents.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025
After Hobbs vetoed that bill, Republican lawmakers reshaped its key provisions into the Secure the Border Act, a ballot measure voters passed overwhelmingly in November.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Reddit Reacts The Reddit community overwhelmingly supported her decision.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Voters in 2018 overwhelmingly approved the expansion in a ballot initiative that provided government health insurance to a broader swath of low-income residents.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025
After Hobbs vetoed that bill, Republican lawmakers reshaped its key provisions into the Secure the Border Act, a ballot measure voters passed overwhelmingly in November.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Reddit Reacts The Reddit community overwhelmingly supported her decision.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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