overt

adjective

\ ō-ˈvərt

, ˈō-(ˌ)vərt

Definition of overt

: open to view : manifest overt hostility overt symptoms of the disease overt discrimination both overt and covert military action

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The overt pressure brought by Trump on Saudi Arabia is unusual, but the kingdom has been actively urging the president to withdraw from the international agreement that placed restrictions on Iran's nuclear program. — David Nakamura And Steven Mufson, chicagotribune.com, "Trump presses Saudis to increase oil production in face of rising gas prices," 30 June 2018 The fact is his text show overt explicit pervasive bias and there was only one thing going on. — Fox News, "What Trump is looking for in his next Supreme Court justice," 28 June 2018 There are several qualities drinkers consistently look for in their light lagers: crisp, clean taste, mild sweetness, and a lack of overt bitterness. — Gary Dzen, BostonGlobe.com, "Night Shift releasing Nite Lite, taking on the Buds and Millers of the world," 20 Mar. 2018 His signature sexiness was still present, if less overt with this (slightly) more covered up collection. — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "At Paris Couture, Armani Makes a Play for the Red Carpet, Alexandre Vauthier is Grammys Ready," 24 Jan. 2018 Butina and Torshin — a longtime senator who's now deputy governor of Russia's Central Bank — were oddly overt in their activities. — Matthew Bodner And Angela Charlton, Fox News, "Misfire: Maria Butina's strange route from Russia to US jail," 10 Sep. 2018 That idea’s threaded through there, still, but earlier versions were more overt about the soundscape becoming song. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "Buzzworthy 'Blindspotting' completes the great Oakland film trifecta of 2018," 12 July 2018 The booking was the most overt political statement in the festival's four years. — Erin Richards And Samantha West, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Eaux Claires IV review: Day 2 music," 8 July 2018 In a less overt – and far less malevolent way – the Democratic Establishment used leftwing identity politics in 2016 to obscure class tensions within its own tent. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Ocasio-Cortez Proved That ‘Identity Politics’ Is an Asset For Berniecrats," 27 June 2018

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