as a rule

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PHRASE
(general)-por norma
Synonyms for as a rule
all in all
en definitiva
as usual
como siempre
broadly
de oreja a oreja
broadly
en general
by and large
en general
chiefly
principalmente
commonly
comúnmente
first and foremost
ante todo
for the most part
en general
generally
generalmente
generally speaking
en términos generales
habitually
habitualmente
in general
en general
in most cases
en la mayoría de los casos
mainly
en su mayoría
mainly
principalmente
most of all
sobre todo
mostly
generalmente
normally
normalmente
on the whole
en general
predominantly
predominantemente
primarily
principalmente
principally
principalmente
time and again
una y otra vez
typically
típicamente
usually
generalmente
usually
por lo general
widely
ampliamente
Antonyms for as a rule
unusually
extraordinariamente
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