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Adverb: on the whole
  1. With everything considered (and neglecting details)
    "on the whole, it's not so bad"
    - all in all, altogether, tout ensemble
     
  2. Most of the time; in most cases
    - by and large, generally, more often than not, mostly, typically, ordinarily, as a rule, normally, in general, usually

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on the ropes
on the run
on the side
on the sly
on the spot
on the spur of the moment
on the table
on the trot
on the up-and-up
on the way
on the whole
on the wing
on thin ice
on time
on top of the world
on tour
on trial
on your guard
on/off switch
onager
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