Absolutely
Absolutely adverb - Totally and definitely; without question.
On the whole and absolutely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "On the whole" instead an adverb "Absolutely".
On the whole
On the whole adverb - With everything considered (and neglecting details).
Absolutely and on the whole are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absolutely" instead an adverb phrase "On the whole".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The deliberate nature of it also seems to be a meta-commentary on the whole "Han shoots Greedo" controversy, showing that, yes, Han will absolutely kill another less-than-moral person if he's in a tight spot.
Source: Film / The Force Awakens -
Deconstruction: Most Macross shows contain at least one time-relevant deconstruction, and for MacF that was Klan Klan, who is, on the whole, an absolutely vicious taking-apart of the Moe archetype, at times almost to the point of being mean-spirited.
Source: Anime / Macross Frontier
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