as in plain
easily seen; not secret or hidden
overt hostility
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Recent Examples of overt
For their part, NASA leaders have mostly avoided giving the President or Musk overt credit.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Some horrifying things occur, but maybe not in an overt horror-movie way.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Attempting to illustrate these shifts through scene work as opposed to overt declaration was tricky, but both books helped immensely.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
But with Trump’s overt hostility to all things IRA, scale-up is unlikely.
—Jim Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Some horrifying things occur, but maybe not in an overt horror-movie way.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Attempting to illustrate these shifts through scene work as opposed to overt declaration was tricky, but both books helped immensely.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
But with Trump’s overt hostility to all things IRA, scale-up is unlikely.
—Jim Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overt
Adjective
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Or skip the color entirely and let your designs pop off plain, undyed eggs.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
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The plain white court shoes have a low profile, featuring a traditional lace-up design, durable rubber outsoles, slim toe boxes, and a wide range of sizes from 5 to 11 (including half sizes).—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The former, while lucid, are often left wanting for a human anchor.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Over the past nine years, he had been evaluated at least nine times — only twice, court records show, was he judged at least temporarily lucid enough to stand trial.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Simple carbs are natural, digestible sugars such as ones found in foods like milk (lactose), table sugar (sucrose) and fruit (fructose).—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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Thoughts Seeds for Internal R&D That easily digestible leap into low-level futures R&D is arguably one of the big benefits of the concept.—
Katie Baron,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His undisguised Queens tough-guy swagger, self-confidence, and use of self-deprecating humor won over the crowd.—
Steve Cohen,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her singing, her comic timing, and her undisguised vulnerability are a key part of the Netflix series’s success.—
Theresa Pichler,
Glamour,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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To a casual observer, the difference between o1 and o1-pro might not be immediately apparent, yet the performance gap in business tasks can be substantial.—
Andrew Filev,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is most apparent in the different choices of former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Will people be more open and accept that a simple, inexpensive date isn’t the sign of low effort but rather a reflection of the economy none of us asked for?—
Myisha Battle,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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Its second life on streaming has guided new viewers to the simple charms of one of the best mystery shows of all time.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In its wildest moments, Coogler’s film seems like a collision of Lovecraft Country with True Blood, though more obvious comparisons will likely be drawn to From Dusk Till Dawn.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Entertainment Fans of the show on social media seem to be missing a lot of crucial character development, and there’s an obvious explanation why.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Clark's influence on the popularity of women's basketball over the last year has been evident in various statistics.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Political representatives are sensitive to elections, as is evident in the close races in Florida on April 1.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overt. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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