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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Bleeding Edge thus marks Pynchon’s most overt confrontation with the collapse of ontology into information.
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Great Again slogan appears just below the line separating overt and covert white supremacy.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
Female idols are generally not as overt about their sexuality on stage, so a huge hell yeah to Kwon Eun-bi, who embraced the fun by wearing bikini tops at Waterbomb.
—Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2025
As for any overt changes from the Broadway show, there is really only one.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Great Again slogan appears just below the line separating overt and covert white supremacy.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
Female idols are generally not as overt about their sexuality on stage, so a huge hell yeah to Kwon Eun-bi, who embraced the fun by wearing bikini tops at Waterbomb.
—Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2025
As for any overt changes from the Broadway show, there is really only one.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overt
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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