ostensive
adjective
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Definition of ostensive
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Synonyms for ostensive
Synonyms
apparent, assumed, evident, ostensible, presumed, prima facie, putative, reputed, seeming, supposed
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Examples of ostensive in a Sentence
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The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. — Washington Post, "In Yemen’s Aden, a generation chewed up and spit out by war," 12 May 2018 The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. — Washington Post, "In Yemen’s Aden, a generation chewed up and spit out by war," 12 May 2018 The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. — Washington Post, "In Yemen’s Aden, a generation chewed up and spit out by war," 12 May 2018 The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. — Washington Post, "In Yemen’s Aden, a generation chewed up and spit out by war," 12 May 2018 The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. — Washington Post, "In Yemen’s Aden, a generation chewed up and spit out by war," 12 May 2018 The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. — Washington Post, "In Yemen’s Aden, a generation chewed up and spit out by war," 12 May 2018 The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. — Washington Post, "In Yemen’s Aden, a generation chewed up and spit out by war," 12 May 2018 The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. — Washington Post, "In Yemen’s Aden, a generation chewed up and spit out by war," 12 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ostensive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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