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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This new form of subjugation was less overt, but no less deliberate.
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Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Some of that will be overt, like the presence of Tig Notaro's Jett Reno, Oded Fehr's Admiral Vance, and Mary Wiseman's Sylvia Tilly, all of whom hail from Star Trek: Discovery.
—EW.com, 25 July 2025
The mom has also had to confront subtle and overt bias, even within her circle.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
By 1979, the LGBTQ+ community had become more overt in celebrating, but still considered their efforts as grassroots, according to the GLAMA archive.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
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Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Some of that will be overt, like the presence of Tig Notaro's Jett Reno, Oded Fehr's Admiral Vance, and Mary Wiseman's Sylvia Tilly, all of whom hail from Star Trek: Discovery.
—EW.com, 25 July 2025
The mom has also had to confront subtle and overt bias, even within her circle.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
By 1979, the LGBTQ+ community had become more overt in celebrating, but still considered their efforts as grassroots, according to the GLAMA archive.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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