1. 
   ostensibly
   [Adverb] When something seems to be the case but probably is not.
   Example: The directors put in an offer to buy the company, ostensibly to protect workers’ jobs.
   Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary/
   
   
2. 
   Ostensibly
   Os·ten'si·bly adverb In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently. Walsh. « Ostensibly , we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico.» U. S. Grant.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/38
   
   
3. 
   ostensibly
   In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently. 'Ostensibly, we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico.' (U. S. Grant) ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?ostensibly
   
   
4. 
   Ostensibly
   • (adv.) In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/ostensibly/
   
   
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   ostensibly
   ostensible, ostensibly Apparent; seeming; professed [to stretch out before].
   Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2808/5
   
   
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   ostensibly
   1) Apparently 2) On the face of it 3) Seemingly
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/ostensibly/1
   
   

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