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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Once again, the specter of a U.S. military incursion hovers in the wings, even as the Biden administration and State Department officials maneuver furiously behind the scenes to stave off disaster while avoiding an overt intervention.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024
The unity of Borzage’s vision is all the more remarkable for having been realized within the confines of the studio system—and for his having no overt hand in his films’ scripts.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024
The unity of Borzage’s vision is all the more remarkable for having been realized within the confines of the studio system—and for his having no overt hand in his films’ scripts.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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