as in apparently
to all outward appearances
ostensibly a university student studying abroad, he was actually an espionage agent
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Recent Examples of ostensibly
But after an offseason of sniping between the team and city and county officials—much of it ostensibly over delays in the process and potential cost overruns—the Rays withdrew from the project on March 13.
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Brett Knight, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Drake, at least, has ostensibly waved the white flag, directing his ire at his and Lamar’s record label instead.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
The future is ostensibly nearer than might be assumed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The company offers a Pro version that ostensibly provides enhanced capabilities and larger code-generation limits.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
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Brett Knight, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Drake, at least, has ostensibly waved the white flag, directing his ire at his and Lamar’s record label instead.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
The future is ostensibly nearer than might be assumed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The company offers a Pro version that ostensibly provides enhanced capabilities and larger code-generation limits.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostensibly
Adverb
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He was apparently seen purchasing two bags of cement, a construction bucket, a box of heavy-duty trash bags, Clorox disinfectant spray and insect repellent with cash at a nearby Home Depot.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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While the company plans to focus on growing its market share, specifically increasing its 10% share of the $10 billion bridal jewelry market and mid-single-digit share of the over $50 billion fashion jewelry market, Signet apparently couldn’t do that in 2024.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Edwards missed the second frame after exiting the floor with a towel pressed against his face after seemingly getting poked in the eye.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
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The ongoing, seemingly relentless AI integration, has introduced a subtle but significant risk: agency decay.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live and the man most single-handedly responsible for O’Brien’s stardom, supposedly hated it.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing's claims in the flashpoint waterway.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But ‘George & Tammy’ had been a hit, and Showtime had presumably profited handsomely from Georgette’s breach.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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With his eyes presumably on that prize, Newsom is distancing himself as much as possible from the progressive wing of his party, and from any unpopular positions that his political allies might have adopted in the past decade.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Promoting Tsunoda to the main squad seemed an obvious fix to the Perez problem, but Red Bull bosses Christian Horner and Helmut Marko evidently believed otherwise.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 Mar. 2025
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Many Republicans evidently still believe Trump will reduce the annual inflation rate to zero.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Use a Steamer Using a handheld clothing steamer is probably the most popular alternative to traditional ironing.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, a U.S. federal judge ruled that the dismantling of USAID probably violated the U.S. Constitution and blocked further cuts, but stopped short of reversing firings or fully resurrecting the agency.—
David Rising and Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Ostensibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostensibly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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