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
Examples of overwhelmingly in a Sentence
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Judges, including Republican-leaning ones appointed by Trump, overwhelmingly rejected those arguments.
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USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
The protests came after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a $26 billion package that included new assistance to Israel and humanitarian relief for Gaza.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Late Tuesday, the Senate passed the bill overwhelmingly, 79 to 18.
—Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The legislation was introduced as part of a $95 million foreign aid package meant to support Israel and Ukraine, and was overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
But the House approved the measure overwhelmingly on Saturday, followed by a similarly lopsided vote in the Senate on Tuesday.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
The House on Saturday approved the individual aid packages on overwhelmingly bipartisan votes despite failing to act on the foreign aid due to opposition from some on the right, and the legislation was packaged together and sent to the Senate.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
But the material’s polish keeps it from feeling dated or overwhelmingly log cabin-ish.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
Student debt relief, however, overwhelmingly favors low-income borrowers.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
The protests came after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a $26 billion package that included new assistance to Israel and humanitarian relief for Gaza.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Late Tuesday, the Senate passed the bill overwhelmingly, 79 to 18.
—Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The legislation was introduced as part of a $95 million foreign aid package meant to support Israel and Ukraine, and was overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
But the House approved the measure overwhelmingly on Saturday, followed by a similarly lopsided vote in the Senate on Tuesday.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
The House on Saturday approved the individual aid packages on overwhelmingly bipartisan votes despite failing to act on the foreign aid due to opposition from some on the right, and the legislation was packaged together and sent to the Senate.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
But the material’s polish keeps it from feeling dated or overwhelmingly log cabin-ish.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
Student debt relief, however, overwhelmingly favors low-income borrowers.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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