overt
adjective
: open to view : manifest
overt hostility
overt symptoms of the disease
overt discrimination
both overt and covert military action
overtness
noun
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Design Like other members of the elite retail fraternity—be it in fashion, horology, or real estate—Mercedes has found that its current customers desire increasingly overt forms of branding.
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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
There’s unintentional comedy in the earnest impersonations that Assayas’s movie relies on, and it would have been improved by a similarly overt embrace of its absurdities.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
What proved most arresting, however, was not the overt provocation of the work, but its manipulation of duration and attention.
—Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
The emphasis on authenticity rather than overt product placement, as well as enlisting the right talent, is key.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
There’s unintentional comedy in the earnest impersonations that Assayas’s movie relies on, and it would have been improved by a similarly overt embrace of its absurdities.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
What proved most arresting, however, was not the overt provocation of the work, but its manipulation of duration and attention.
—Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
The emphasis on authenticity rather than overt product placement, as well as enlisting the right talent, is key.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for overt
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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