as in plain
easily seen; not secret or hidden
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Recent Examples of overt
The ads may seem tame by today's standards, but their overt sexuality was shocking in the late seventies.
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Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Still, Galentz’s paintings maintained a similarly radiant, yet elusive and introspective quality, with more formal risks than, say, overt political dissent.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026
No overt political perspectives.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The Republicans have long marketed themselves as the manlier party, but the anti-Talarico blitzkrieg is both obviously coordinated and unusually overt.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
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Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Still, Galentz’s paintings maintained a similarly radiant, yet elusive and introspective quality, with more formal risks than, say, overt political dissent.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026
No overt political perspectives.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The Republicans have long marketed themselves as the manlier party, but the anti-Talarico blitzkrieg is both obviously coordinated and unusually overt.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overt
Adjective
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As one of Quince’s best-sellers, this soft T-shirt is a luxe swap for a plain cotton tee.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency develops and updates maps that determine who’s in a flood plain and must buy insurance, and to help communities plan.—
Tammy Webber,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Adjective
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Even compared to 2023’s excellent Alive People, the mood is light, the pace is slow, and her reflections are lucid to the point of being haikuesque.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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There’s a lucid rebellion bubbling within the walls of Broadway’s Studio 54 theater, the kind that transcends space, time, and earthly norms.—
Gianluca Russo,
Allure,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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This means any type of bread containing digestible carbs will raise blood sugar levels to some degree, according to Soares.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
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Television hosts must translate complex issues into easily digestible sound bites, said Republican strategist Matt Klink.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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These gestures are hard to write about: The ugliness is undisguised, so what is there to say?—
M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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The title track single recalls hitmakers like Anne Murray and Barbara Mandrell, except for the faint Auto-Tune ripples and an undisguised buckskin ‘Bama accent that brands an otherwise basic anti-fancy metaphor.—
Will Hermes,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Less than two years after an infant girl died of apparent starvation in Mesquite, the child's parents pleaded guilty to a lesser crime and received lengthy prison sentences.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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The Sox announced after the game that Sean Newcomb will be the opener Saturday in an apparent bullpen game.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Armando Chavez, owner of local business NorCal Siders, was brought in for a simple roof patch-up but left with a big idea.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The cause can be something as simple as a lack of water or more complex, like fungal wilt diseases, tomato wilt viruses, walnut toxicity, or boring insects.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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But what feels most haunting about the arc of then to now, about Smith’s unfathomable issues and woes — yet obvious heart and particularly evident quest to find himself in recent years — is that his words then were spoken with a sense of arrival and past tense.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Look in the most obvious places first.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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On the field, the players’ lack of experience was evident.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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The improvements are evident in its elegant proportions and concealed features, such as the integrated cleats and automatic fenders.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overt. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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