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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Sensationalist narratives trumpeting how business leaders are supposedly eager to welcome Donald Trump back to the White House and pining for the days of his business-friendly tax cuts are missing an important dimension: the escalating, overt hostility of populist MAGA voices to business.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 May 2024
No one would accuse Hunter of being an overt Bjork disciple, but her fascination with the art-pop innovator makes sense on many levels.
—Ryan Reed, SPIN, 28 May 2024
Which in turn makes the picture’s overt philosophical digressions, in the form of Gary’s lectures to his classes, equally easygoing and lively.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 May 2024
One source familiar with the script permutations told Variety that the scene was even more overt in earlier drafts, while a second insider says the scene’s inclusion was debated for its necessity to the storyline.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 20 May 2024
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 May 2024
No one would accuse Hunter of being an overt Bjork disciple, but her fascination with the art-pop innovator makes sense on many levels.
—Ryan Reed, SPIN, 28 May 2024
Which in turn makes the picture’s overt philosophical digressions, in the form of Gary’s lectures to his classes, equally easygoing and lively.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 May 2024
One source familiar with the script permutations told Variety that the scene was even more overt in earlier drafts, while a second insider says the scene’s inclusion was debated for its necessity to the storyline.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 20 May 2024
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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