as in plain
easily seen; not secret or hidden
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Recent Examples of overt
Beyond that, Bad Bunny – whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio – made no overt mention of the storm, but the anniversary was not lost on concertgoers, locals and virtual viewers alike.
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Sofía Hanalei Sanchez, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Whatever Gentiles might have thought in private, the Nazis had made overt antisemitism unfashionable, even odious.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
But overt coffee displays aren’t for everyone.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Sofía Hanalei Sanchez, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Whatever Gentiles might have thought in private, the Nazis had made overt antisemitism unfashionable, even odious.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
But overt coffee displays aren’t for everyone.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overt
Adjective
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Adaptive fashion has often meant plain and uninspiring clothing.—
Finbarr Toesland,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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Cut out shapes, like fruit or animals, or letters from scrap fabric, and stitch them onto a plain shirt or sweatshirt.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Just like the Nômade property in Tulum, Nômade Temple Holbox is mindfulness focused to the core, offering experiences ranging from introductory yoga classes to more out-there wellness experiences like lucid dreaming sound journeys.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Floating somewhere between lucid dreams and nightmares, Desde el Coma feels like waking up gasping for air — a kaleidoscope of bruises, chaos, and resurrection.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jellybean the hamster is one such puppet that makes complex subjects more digestible for young kids.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
23 Sep. 2025
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It wasn’t watered down or made easily digestible.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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In October 2023, Kristil went to police with a detailed spreadsheet documenting every interaction with her apparent stalker.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Nowhere is this more apparent than one of the first kisses shared between Patrick (Jonathan Groff), a privileged white video game designer, and Richie (Raúl Castillo), the Mexican club doorman hopelessly in love with him.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Don’t pull over in the roundabout Roundabouts with a single lane of traffic in each direction are fairly simple – yield to traffic in the roundabout, wait for a gap in traffic and go through, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even as the calendar flipped to September and the clinch appeared obvious, the idea of October was sidestepped.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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That equality, and the diminishment of obvious markers—peculiar clothes, a strange language, obscure traditions—could be disturbing, and not just to conservative rabbis who saw their authority fading.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That divergence is also becoming evident in sentiment surveys.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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That’s evident in a playful pair of cashmere travel socks in a bold orange shade and the detailing on some of the other pieces.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overt. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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