as a rule

Adverb

Meaning

as a rule

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

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Synonyms

often generally largely mainly mostly commonly normally overall regularly historically predominantly universally principally chiefly popularly
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Antonyms

sometimes rarely occasionally accidentally periodically randomly
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Examples

Although the exact mechanism varies by region and culture, as a rule, the spectator who bets on the winner collects all money bet and then splits the purse with the owner of the winning horse. Source: Internet

Also, as a rule of thumb, you should consider purchasing CBD products that are derived from organic hemp grown in either the U.S. or Europe. Source: Internet

Besides the dignitaries there were the ordinary canons, each of whom, as a rule, held a separate prebend or endowment, besides receiving his share of the common funds of the church. Source: Internet

Gneisses also, as a rule, contain more feldspar than schists do, and are tougher and less fissile. Source: Internet

For example, only some verbs in Georgian behave this way, and, as a rule, only while using the perfective (aorist). Source: Internet

Few were however granted the title, and certainly not as a rule all wives of reigning Emperors. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

as a result of doing this as a result of the current as a result of which as a safety precaution as a sample as a secondary note