Definitions for Ostensibly
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1. apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of itadverb

   from appearances alone

   "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"

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1. ostensiblyadverb

   seemingly, apparently, on the surface

2. Etymology: from ostensible, from ostensus, past participle of ostendo, from ob + tendo.

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1. ostensibly

   Ostensibly is an adverb that means apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually. It refers to something that appears to be true on the surface, but may not be the case when examined more closely.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ostensibly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ostensibly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Ostensibly in a Sentence

1. Tom Elliott:

   This is the best thing Gov. Cuomo could have asked for: a total news blackout on his myriad scandals during the network’s ostensibly highest-rated hour.

2. Naftali Balanson:

   We encourage the end of all funding, both directly and indirectly, for NGOs that participate in the demonization and delegitimization campaigns, when you have organizations that are receiving money ostensibly for peace, human rights, and democracy but they refuse to work with Israeli partners, they refuse to meet with Israelis, and push for boycotts, those are in direct contradiction and seems to be a complete waste of taxpayer money.

3. Nina Silber:

   I also think Effie Lucille Nicholson Pharr's curious that this resolution -- which ostensibly is about honoring the' daughter' -- really seems to be an excuse to glorify the Confederate cause.

4. Stephen Innes:

   Softer jobs growth and tighter social mobility restrictions ostensibly lower the hurdle for a policy response from (U.S.) Congress.

5. Jonathan Greenblatt:

   Antisemitism has no place on any social media platform that doesn’t want to further the harassment and exclusion of marginalized communities, while Twitter ostensibly has an anti-hate policy that includes antisemitism, it is unclear the degree to which it is being enforced.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ostensibly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ostensibly
3. ^ ChatGPT
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