As a rule

Common synonyms include: all in all, all things considered, altogether, as a whole, as an approximation, as per usual.

adv

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Definitions

Adverb

1
In general; most often. idiomatic
"We go fishing every Sunday as a rule, but today the lake is frozen."

"We go fishing every Sunday as a rule, but today the lake is frozen."