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
However, that zone would require a peacekeeping force, ostensibly from a neutral organization or country.
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, Republican leaders in the Indiana General Assembly and other legislators went to the White House, ostensibly to discuss education, energy and Social Security.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The two are ostensibly different.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Set at the beginning of the Second World War, this bracing and erudite novel weaves together three ostensibly unrelated plots.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, Republican leaders in the Indiana General Assembly and other legislators went to the White House, ostensibly to discuss education, energy and Social Security.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The two are ostensibly different.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Set at the beginning of the Second World War, this bracing and erudite novel weaves together three ostensibly unrelated plots.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostensibly
Adverb
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Borg’s doctors apparently wanted Borg to have such follow-up immediately.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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One of them apparently left its best in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The seemingly ever-present A-lister has graced magazine covers for three decades, her haircut spurring thousands of women to lop off their long locks in the '90s.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the Yankees have seemingly loved having Bellinger on the roster.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This gives the state a supposedly legitimate use of violence.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Sep. 2025
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The don, Joe Black (John Malkovich), sends them off to the Vatican, where supposedly the original manuscript actually could be verified and brought back to him.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The next morning, Dermish noticed new gas flares, presumably lit to release pressure in the pipeline network by burning excess gas.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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While wearing a blue facial mask, Ned has a video meeting with Marv Putnam, the leader of Enervate, which is the Truth Teller's parent company, along with a man named Dan, who is presumably the editor in chief of a newspaper in Cincinnati.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As such, Mahomes evidently not only is immune to complacency but actually has become more adamant with success.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ed Zwick’s father was quite the drinker, evidently the son not as much.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Competitively, the discontinuation probably worked for Kansas, which won no more than three games in any season between 2010 and 2022.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Djokovic, probably the greatest returner ever with probably the greatest backhand ever, took his backhand cut and sailed it long.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Ostensibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostensibly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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