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on the whole adverb all considering, all in all, all things considered, by and large, chiefly, essentially, everyyhing being equal, for all intents and purposes, for all praccical purposes, for the most part, generally, having said that, in the long run, in the main, mainly, mostly, nearly, on the average, overall, substantially, taking all things into consideration, taking everything into account, that being so
Associated concepts: the record taken as a whole

See also: as a rule, generally

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on the same footing
on the same level
on the same matter
on the spot
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on the whole
on this account
once
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Once a mortgage always a mortgage
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once more
oncoming

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