on the whole

phrase

Synonyms of on the wholenext
1
: in view of all the circumstances or conditions : all things considered
2
: in general : in most instances : typically

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The world building is easier to understand and less dense than Crescent City, and the tone is also the most indicative of SJM’s writing on the whole; Throne of Glass started as a YA series, then becomes more adult over time. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026 But on the whole, the contest has been focused on who is to blame for failing to stop Hamas’s October 7 attack, which killed 1,200 Israelis and resulted in 251 more being taken hostage in one day. — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026 Contrast was less impressive, with a little bit of fuzziness on deep black areas, but on the whole this is an impressive set for the price. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Verity on the whole, with its shoulder-shrug of an ending, seems dismayingly uninterested in actually giving us a good story. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the whole

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