as in plain
easily seen; not secret or hidden
overt hostility
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Recent Examples of overt
Obviously, cutting a power line is a less overt form of aggression than the full-scale invasion that Putin launched in Ukraine.
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Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
The problem with the tech titans — especially platform owners like Zuckerberg and Musk — pledging their loyalty to Trump in such an overt manner, industry watchers say, is its effect on the mechanisms of democracy.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
The record’s cover showed the smiling singer benignly tipping his hat, and its songs lacked overt political and social commentary.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Nosferatu — which has nabbed four Critics Choice Awards noms and landed on multiple Oscar shortlists — embodies horror’s ability to smuggle in its big ideas, making powerful arguments without overt reference to the background political realities.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
The problem with the tech titans — especially platform owners like Zuckerberg and Musk — pledging their loyalty to Trump in such an overt manner, industry watchers say, is its effect on the mechanisms of democracy.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
The record’s cover showed the smiling singer benignly tipping his hat, and its songs lacked overt political and social commentary.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Nosferatu — which has nabbed four Critics Choice Awards noms and landed on multiple Oscar shortlists — embodies horror’s ability to smuggle in its big ideas, making powerful arguments without overt reference to the background political realities.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overt
Adjective
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While most warming devices come only in plain blacks and grays, these go out of their way to look pleasant in four colorful designs.—
Clint Davis,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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The three — Trump, Newsom and the first lady, who, clad in a khaki jacket, plain dark cap and aviator-style sunglasses, did not speak — walked toward the helicopter.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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Over the past nine years, he had been evaluated at least nine times — only twice, court records show, was he judged at least temporarily lucid enough to stand trial.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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Penned in lucid moments, before morphine and hospice care silenced his thoughts to all but himself—the Last List takes one, hand in hand, on a last stroll back to the bygone days of an ingenious Catholic boy, a mill worker's striving son, for a final visit to beloved Lowell.—
Stephan Pechdimaldji,
Newsweek,
13 Dec. 2024
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Everything about Alexander-Arnold can be broken down into bitesize, quickfire, easily digestible chunks.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Cooking foods in digestible forms to maximize nutrient absorption.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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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
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In 1994, the applied mathematician Peter Shor was inspired by a recent oracle result to develop a fast quantum algorithm for factoring large numbers—a task whose apparent difficulty underlies the cryptographic systems that keep our online data secure.—
Ben Brubaker,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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An unexpected blockbuster trade in the NBA involving five-time all star Luka Dončić and former NBA Finals champion Anthony Davis has sparked surprised reactions in players across the league — including Dončić's apparent new teammate LeBron James, per reports and plenty of in-game footage.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Gamers will love its dual HDMI 2.1 inputs for a variable refresh rate (VRR) of up to 144 Hz, while the Google TV interface makes setup and streaming simple and swift.—
Ryan Waniata,
WIRED,
5 Feb. 2025
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For a more subtle look, weave the lights around strands of greenery to create a stunning, and simple, centerpiece.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2025
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But just as the rise of AI will be obvious in the ads, the challenges facing the entertainment business will also be reflected.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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Viewing it now, the movie’s influence and prescience are more obvious than ever.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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This camaraderie was evident watching the National Championships last weekend when Amber Glenn, who went on to win her second national championship, wished another skater good luck as that skater prepared to compete.—
Sarah Hughes,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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Terrill said proof of the Crown Point Schools competitive salaries was evident at the beginning of last school year when there were 12 openings for elementary teachers.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overt. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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