By name
Ostensibly and by name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb phrase "By name".
Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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By name and ostensibly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By name" instead an adverb "Ostensibly".
Nearby Word: ostensible
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- The Hitchcock spy thriller North By Northwest, which is ostensibly about KGB agents trying to kill a non-existent CIA agent, never mentions the "enemy" side by name, and a new fictional government agency name is substituted for the CIA.
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder has a rare example of a protagonist doing this; when the Rangers rescue Trent the first time he gets attacked by Mesogog's minions, Kira accidentally refers to Trent by name despite him ostensibly not hanging around superheroes.
Source: I Never Told You My Name
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