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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That mentality has impressively delivered titles in a country that has overwhelmingly been a duopoly between Real Madrid and Barcelona for the past quarter of a century.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The campaign wants people to sell their Tesla vehicles and their shares of Tesla stock as a way to denounce Musk, the world’s richest man, whose wealth is overwhelmingly linked to his Tesla holdings.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Instead, the law overwhelmingly benefitted the wealthiest individuals and big corporations, widening the wealth gap between the rich and the rest of us.
—Kay Warren, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The proposal is overwhelmingly paid for by making sure the top 1% of earners — those who make more than $700,000 a year — pay their fair share.
—Don Mohler, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The campaign wants people to sell their Tesla vehicles and their shares of Tesla stock as a way to denounce Musk, the world’s richest man, whose wealth is overwhelmingly linked to his Tesla holdings.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Instead, the law overwhelmingly benefitted the wealthiest individuals and big corporations, widening the wealth gap between the rich and the rest of us.
—Kay Warren, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The proposal is overwhelmingly paid for by making sure the top 1% of earners — those who make more than $700,000 a year — pay their fair share.
—Don Mohler, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Overwhelmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmingly. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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