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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His fall was celebrated on Sunday by both Democrats and Republicans, some of whom criticized their own administration for such overt support for the Hungarian leader.
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
There are many more overt examples of Silicon Valley misbehavior sprinkled through the premiere episode of The Audacity, but the essence of Jonathan Glatzer’s tech-world satire may be in this digital billboard that appears on the side of the road.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
Some such discrimination is overt; the Pacific Legal Foundation currently represents a young woman challenging a University of California San Francisco internship program that is open only to students from certain racial and ethnic minority backgrounds.
—Alison Somin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
OpenAI’s Sam Altman took these overt influence efforts a step further earlier this week by publishing a blueprint, first reported by Axios, for how the government should regulate AI to minimize risks and address the economic impact of the technology.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
There are many more overt examples of Silicon Valley misbehavior sprinkled through the premiere episode of The Audacity, but the essence of Jonathan Glatzer’s tech-world satire may be in this digital billboard that appears on the side of the road.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
Some such discrimination is overt; the Pacific Legal Foundation currently represents a young woman challenging a University of California San Francisco internship program that is open only to students from certain racial and ethnic minority backgrounds.
—Alison Somin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
OpenAI’s Sam Altman took these overt influence efforts a step further earlier this week by publishing a blueprint, first reported by Axios, for how the government should regulate AI to minimize risks and address the economic impact of the technology.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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