- present participle of overwhelm.
overwhelming
Example Sentences
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Rejecting the need for a referendum, officials have claimed a public consultation process through hearings and written submissions showed overwhelming support.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Burnham, the new MP for Makerfield, is seen as the overwhelming favourite for the position.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
But some grid operators elsewhere are already seeing overwhelming loads, such as the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection that expects about 40% to be added to its total demand, largely from data centers, by 2035.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
All the same, tech stocks do not make up an overwhelming share of the fund’s portfolio—they account for 18% of its holdings, compared with 38% for the S&P 500.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
The density of threads rising from the assembled army was almost overwhelming, and Anya gaped at them.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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