Meaning of the word ostensibly in English

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ostensibly

US /ɑːˈsten.sə.bli/
UK /ɑːˈsten.sə.bli/

Adverb

1.

in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else:

Example:
He has spent the past three months in Florida, ostensibly for medical treatment, but in actual fact to avoid prosecution.
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