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ostensible
adjective(os-ten-si-ble)
represented or appearing as such; pretended
Synonyms: ostensive,
Examples:
His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity.
ostensible
adjective(os-ten-si-ble)
appearing as such but not necessarily so
Synonyms: apparent, seeming,
Examples:
The ostensible truth of their theories.

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