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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That is pretty much the only moment in the movie when a character makes an overt statement with an aptly environmentalist agenda.
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Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Lee is less overt, but the building does play a key role in the crime.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2025
Ted Sarandos, Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai tend to avoid controversy and overt politics.
—Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The plan in Missouri and other states would be an overt use of partisan gerrymandering, a term used to describe the practice of redrawing electoral district boundaries to favor one party over another.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Lee is less overt, but the building does play a key role in the crime.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2025
Ted Sarandos, Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai tend to avoid controversy and overt politics.
—Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The plan in Missouri and other states would be an overt use of partisan gerrymandering, a term used to describe the practice of redrawing electoral district boundaries to favor one party over another.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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