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Recent Examples of ostensibly The court’s ruling in Trump v. CASA in late June ostensibly was not about the long-standing practice of birthright citizenship itself. Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025 By the autumn of 1967, POP was closed – ostensibly for repairs but in fact for good. Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025 Then there are the firms creating the AI tools themselves — the ones other businesses are ostensibly looking to purchase and deploy to automate their workforces. Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 July 2025 While speculation is already underway about which films will ostensibly launch their awards campaigns during the upcoming fall film festivals, here’s something worth remembering: the last four Best Picture winners all, quite notably, premiered before a fall festival run. Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for ostensibly
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Adverb
  • In the first three cases, federal prosecutors charged the men who were apparently posing as medical patients in the backs of the ambulances, alleging each was a Mexican citizen who had previously been deported and was using a false identification card.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Inviting Cooper to join Superman was apparently a low-key affair, as Gunn recalled on Jake’s Takes.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 11 July 2025
Adverb
  • The end of the Houston Astros dynasty was seemingly at hand.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Comparatively, DeSantis’ allies faced seemingly less heat.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • What the Oura tracks The Gen 3 and Gen 4 Oura Rings track the same core metrics—the Gen 4 just offers a sleeker design, longer battery life, and (supposedly) improved sensor accuracy and overall functionality.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 8 July 2025
  • This year’s tournament in south-west London has seen other uses of the supposedly dark arts.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Adverb
  • Soon, the arrival of an old friend and familiar jeopardy force Dexter to head down to New York City himself, presumably seeking Harrison.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
  • This fact alone tells us that interstellar objects were being produced relatively early in the lifetime of the galaxy, presumably along with exoplanetary systems.
    Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 10 July 2025
Adverb
  • Those are no doubt All-Star caliber numbers to most, but evidently not good for the folks that make the decisions on All-Star Game replacements.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • The veteran actor played NYPD Commissioner - and Danny's father - Frank Reagan, but the team behind Boston Blue evidently wanted to explore the younger branches of the Reagan family tree.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Adverb
  • Every mistake is probably magnified with a ball — and guys on base — getting barreled somewhere.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
  • Early autos were probably targeted by horse and carriage people.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025

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“Ostensibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostensibly. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.

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