as in plain
easily seen; not secret or hidden
overt hostility
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Recent Examples of overt
There were no observed overt assaultive acts or movements displayed by [the man] on the video.
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025
Most are seen only briefly, in situations that have little overt connection to their professional lives and their personal past; none of them has the historical depth of Akerman’s Jeanne.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Some strong skepticism Driscoll didn’t escape the hearing without some overt opposition.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2025
Turkey’s overt support for factions within the SNA presents another major obstacle to forming a united government.
—Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025
Most are seen only briefly, in situations that have little overt connection to their professional lives and their personal past; none of them has the historical depth of Akerman’s Jeanne.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Some strong skepticism Driscoll didn’t escape the hearing without some overt opposition.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2025
Turkey’s overt support for factions within the SNA presents another major obstacle to forming a united government.
—Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overt
Adjective
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My son didn’t want the standard plain vanilla suspended ceiling.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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With modest effort and our standard test parts, our system looks great all lit up (even with the plain, unlit fans on our 240mm CPU cooler).—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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According to the Mayo Clinic, individuals with Alzheimer's sometimes experience lucid episodes—brief moments when memories resurface and cognitive function appears temporarily restored.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Since, however, the media maven has been spotted out twice, both times appearing to be in lucid and aware of her surroundings.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The show came to life in 2018, when comedy website CollegeHumor launched Dropout as a streaming service to platform more ambitious content than their output of digestible sketches on YouTube.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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Package data insights into digestible stories that connect to specific team goals.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Her singing, her comic timing, and her undisguised vulnerability are a key part of the Netflix series’s success.—
Theresa Pichler,
Glamour,
23 Dec. 2024
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Since 2008–09, the party has made a surprisingly undisguised turn toward Russian President Vladimir Putin.—
Anton Shekhovtsov,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2017
Adjective
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That danger was apparent when formaldehyde in plywood used to build temporary trailer homes for victims of Hurricane Katrina sickened dozens of people.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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It’s been apparent in the last several years that the number of corporate CMOs is going down.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But there's a simple—and so easy-to-remember—method that will make the packing process easy every time: the 5-4-3-2-1 method.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Prioritizing fitness amid a busy travel schedule, the former Radio City Rockette and The Talk host says her outlook is simple.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This year organizers are acknowledging openly what’s been obvious for a while.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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There are more than a few scenes here where the substitution of stuntman for star is obvious.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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The foreign policy shift was evident, as European leaders visited Trump this week at the White House to talk about reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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In fact, sensuality is its muse, which is evident in the aphrodisiac-esque notes.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overt. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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