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