overt
adjective
: open to view : manifest
overt hostility
overt symptoms of the disease
overt discrimination
both overt and covert military action
overtness
noun
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The problem with the tech titans — especially platform owners like Zuckerberg and Musk — pledging their loyalty to Trump in such an overt manner, industry watchers say, is its effect on the mechanisms of democracy.
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Peter Green, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
The record’s cover showed the smiling singer benignly tipping his hat, and its songs lacked overt political and social commentary.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Nosferatu — which has nabbed four Critics Choice Awards noms and landed on multiple Oscar shortlists — embodies horror’s ability to smuggle in its big ideas, making powerful arguments without overt reference to the background political realities.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
The style is all about highlighting the wearer’s facial features, without the distraction of overt volume or layers.
—Ashley Davis, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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Peter Green, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
The record’s cover showed the smiling singer benignly tipping his hat, and its songs lacked overt political and social commentary.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Nosferatu — which has nabbed four Critics Choice Awards noms and landed on multiple Oscar shortlists — embodies horror’s ability to smuggle in its big ideas, making powerful arguments without overt reference to the background political realities.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
The style is all about highlighting the wearer’s facial features, without the distraction of overt volume or layers.
—Ashley Davis, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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