overt
adjective
: open to view : manifest
overt hostility
overt symptoms of the disease
overt discrimination
both overt and covert military action
overtness
noun
Examples of overt in a Sentence
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Once again, the specter of a U.S. military incursion hovers in the wings, even as the Biden administration and State Department officials maneuver furiously behind the scenes to stave off disaster while avoiding an overt intervention.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024
The unity of Borzage’s vision is all the more remarkable for having been realized within the confines of the studio system—and for his having no overt hand in his films’ scripts.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
Possible behavior changes can include: aggression happiness overt signs of affection
playfulness
relaxation
What colors can cats see?
Cats can only see blue, yellow and shades of gray, according to animaleyegroup.com.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
The company was suspicious, but this was the first overt notice that our place of work was corrupt.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
While The Sympathizer spares no faction from criticism, both the book and series also harbor overt ideological aims.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The action lurches from overt satire to romantic jousting and soap-operatic family melodrama; the performances have a declamatory pseudo-amateurism in keeping with the film’s statements of personal self-assertion and political purpose.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
What’s new, say legal experts, is a state’s use of the National Guard as an overt political challenge to federal immigration authority.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Goldstone says the conservative majority ignored ample evidence from two lower court decisions — one from a federal court judge appointed by former President George W. Bush — which concluded that the VRA’s preclearance was still needed because overt discrimination in voting persisted.
—John Blake, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024
The unity of Borzage’s vision is all the more remarkable for having been realized within the confines of the studio system—and for his having no overt hand in his films’ scripts.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
Possible behavior changes can include: aggression happiness overt signs of affection
playfulness
relaxation
What colors can cats see?
Cats can only see blue, yellow and shades of gray, according to animaleyegroup.com.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
The company was suspicious, but this was the first overt notice that our place of work was corrupt.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
While The Sympathizer spares no faction from criticism, both the book and series also harbor overt ideological aims.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The action lurches from overt satire to romantic jousting and soap-operatic family melodrama; the performances have a declamatory pseudo-amateurism in keeping with the film’s statements of personal self-assertion and political purpose.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
What’s new, say legal experts, is a state’s use of the National Guard as an overt political challenge to federal immigration authority.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Goldstone says the conservative majority ignored ample evidence from two lower court decisions — one from a federal court judge appointed by former President George W. Bush — which concluded that the VRA’s preclearance was still needed because overt discrimination in voting persisted.
—John Blake, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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