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 map carves Kansas City into three Republican-leaning districts, an overt example of partisan gerrymandering or the practice of redrawing electoral district boundaries to favor one party over another.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood; however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood, however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
The books themselves were frequently racist, in ways that were both overt and more subtle.
—James Factora, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood; however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood, however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
The books themselves were frequently racist, in ways that were both overt and more subtle.
—James Factora, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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