as in plain
easily seen; not secret or hidden
overt hostility
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Recent Examples of overt
Antisocial anger is an extreme overt expression of anger.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The exhibition also shows how World’s Fairs have at times given way to more overt political expression.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Trump-Bolsonaro: Mutual admiration Of course, Trump’s overt support for Bolsonaro is not surprising, nor new.
—Rafael R. Ioris, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
This move suggests the possibility that Iran will push past threshold status and become an overt nuclear power.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The exhibition also shows how World’s Fairs have at times given way to more overt political expression.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Trump-Bolsonaro: Mutual admiration Of course, Trump’s overt support for Bolsonaro is not surprising, nor new.
—Rafael R. Ioris, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
This move suggests the possibility that Iran will push past threshold status and become an overt nuclear power.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overt
Adjective
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But also take your time in crafting the perfect order of its plain pie — simply tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and basil — or its white pie — with fresh mozzarella, ricotta, butter, garlic, olive oil and basil.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
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Across social media, we’re told drinking plain water is passe, subpar, and incredibly basic.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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The glasses are available in a Midas Fleck colorway, with a black lucid treatment and gold details, featuring Prizm 24K lenses.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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Han, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written about the Jeju uprising before in the brutal and lucid 2014 novel Human Acts.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Product Validation Through Customer Engagement One way is to keep things digestible and demonstrate product-market fit.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Goat's milk is also easily digestible, and people with a cow's milk allergy can consume it.12 6.—
Maxine Lipner,
Verywell Health,
9 July 2025
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Among the casual selfies and behind-the-scenes shots was a photo snapped by the 24-year-old himself, showing Ice Spice leaning into him with undisguised affection.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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His undisguised Queens tough-guy swagger, self-confidence, and use of self-deprecating humor won over the crowd.—
Steve Cohen,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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While the vehicle successfully reached the Earth's orbit, an apparent propellant leak caused a loss of altitude.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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However, obstacles, chief among them the Kings’ apparent commitment to patience and prudence, abound.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Looking for their environmental DNA in scales, slime or skin cells that living beings shed all the time is a simpler way, Workman said.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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The simple solution is wearing regular ballet flats, whether they’re made from leather, satin, or something else.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The entrepreneur and podcaster David Sacks has shaped dramatic and high-impact shifts in US policy with presidential support but little obvious meddling, and emerged as one of the most effective figures in the administration.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
28 July 2025
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Seal obvious gaps around the foundation and under doors, says Bertone.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
28 July 2025
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And that's evident in 2007's Live Free or Die Hard, what with its cyber-terrorism plot and portrayal of McClane as a relic of another era.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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This has been evident among a select council of customers representing European and North American SMEs who actively provide feedback on the user experience of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.—
Andrea Waisgluss,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overt. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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