as in seemingly
to all outward appearances
he stops by his old office periodically, ostensively just to say "hi"
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Adverb
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Instant Pot’s multitasking cookers can seemingly do it all, including sautéing, slow cooking, steaming, even making yogurt.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025 -
This upends some seemingly common-sense assumptions about how society would adopt generative AI, suggesting it will be used in more reflective, introspective ways than was at first predicted.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists have announced the discovery of 5,000-year-old remains apparently belonging to a high-society woman from an ancient Peruvian civilization.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Bucky fell from a train in that movie, apparently dying, but his body was recovered by HYDRA, a science-minded organization within the Nazi party.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Since taking office in January, Trump has moved to fire many Biden appointees across government — including ostensibly apolitical roles.—
Zeke Miller and Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Now, Ecuador is planning on hosting American troops, ostensibly to combat drug traffickers, for the first time since 2009.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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One defendant — Katrina Woods, 33, of Maricopa, Ariz. — listed in her fraudulent claim a nonexistent address in Altadena that was supposedly destroyed as her primary residence, authorities said.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the supposedly rousing action finale hinges on whether the bad guys will kill a busload of kids and drop them into a mass grave.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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An observed loss of body fat and protein reserves was evidently a trade-off for resistance to mites.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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From the beginning of his foray into politics, Trump has been profoundly fortunate in his opponents, and, evidently, his luck has not yet expired.—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
1 May 2025
Adverb
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That said, nearly all independent economic forecasters now predict that when the tariffs push prices higher, presumably soon, the economy will slow significantly.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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In a new division of the world, Russia could presumably preside over Central Asia and most or all of Europe, dismissed so contemptuously by Vice President J. D. Vance and others.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Ostensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostensively. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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