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
Currently, Luv Is Rage 3 has been given no release date, with Eternal Atake 2 ostensibly arriving in its place.
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
The pages have co-opted the branding of hacktivist movement Anonymous, an ostensibly anti-establishment group of online activists and hackers that rose to prominence in the early 2000s.
—Meriem Mahdhi, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) Jim Cummings’ second feature is ostensibly a werewolf murder mystery but reveals itself as an uncommonly gentle rumination on masculinity.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Rieger’s struggle, though, underscores the limits of the policy and the broader contradictions that make motherhood in Germany challenging, even with ostensibly affordable day care.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
The pages have co-opted the branding of hacktivist movement Anonymous, an ostensibly anti-establishment group of online activists and hackers that rose to prominence in the early 2000s.
—Meriem Mahdhi, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) Jim Cummings’ second feature is ostensibly a werewolf murder mystery but reveals itself as an uncommonly gentle rumination on masculinity.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Rieger’s struggle, though, underscores the limits of the policy and the broader contradictions that make motherhood in Germany challenging, even with ostensibly affordable day care.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostensibly
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Miyagi-Do’s opponents this time are Dublin Thunder, apparently a dojo full of Irish stereotypes (complimentary).Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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Little about the house changed, but workers did apparently fix the roof, per spies on the Brooklyn Heights Blog.Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
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Heading into the second half of a season where seemingly nothing has gone right, the 49ers are doubling down.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Wisconsin polling locations received non-credible bomb threats on Tuesday that seemingly originated from Russian email domains, Caroline Clancy, public affairs officer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Milwaukee, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Scott, the old pro, knows how to give these scenes a vicious vitality that overcomes any thoughts about how the Romans supposedly got live sharks in the water.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Like all first ladies, Melania launched an initiative to supposedly improve the lives of a certain segment of the American public.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Chickie asks Dwight to return with him to New York, kill Vince, and restore order, presumably with Chickie on top.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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He was presumably named Markku when he was adopted.Doha Madani, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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His good friend, director Sacha Gervasi, and podcast host Rich Roll evidently think so.Peter White, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Some stations evidently weren’t happy about running the ad.Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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If these workers are deported, the food industry will probably have great difficulty replacing them.Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article Of all the overseas leaders avidly watching the U.S. election results, the two happiest were probably Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Ostensibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostensibly. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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