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was ostensibly
adverb
Seemingly, apparently, on the surface
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It was ostensibly a long-planned move.
Geneviève, where Descartes was (ostensibly) buried.
The Baltimore campaign was ostensibly about money.
Mozambique's Eurobond was ostensibly for a state-backed fishing venture.
The main objection to Galileo's work was ostensibly its heliocentrism.
The work was ostensibly done and she paid in full.
The cutoff was ostensibly over a pricing dispute.
I felt encroached on when I was ostensibly safe, and I felt safe when I was ostensibly encroached on.
The money was ostensibly for moving the wheat inland from the Iraqi port.
The issue was ostensibly settled in 1992 when the Stark Law was enacted.
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The commission is ostensibly independent.
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