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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Of course, Putin’s version of such values means overt hostility to gays, women’s rights, and dark-skinned Russians.
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Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Online communities often advertise themselves as bringing people together, but many are characterized by toxic behavior, from overt harassment, hate speech, trolling, and doxing to more casual (yet often still quite harmful) comments that belittle and exclude.
—Olivier Sibai,
marius K. Luedicke,
kristine De Valck, Harvard Business Review, 5 Nov. 2024
Embracing Trump Major public companies and CEOs in the U.S., particularly those that sell products to the general public, typically avoid overt political partisanship to avoid alienating potential customers.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
In the indictment, this Aug. 2019 post was described as an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Online communities often advertise themselves as bringing people together, but many are characterized by toxic behavior, from overt harassment, hate speech, trolling, and doxing to more casual (yet often still quite harmful) comments that belittle and exclude.
—Olivier Sibai,
marius K. Luedicke,
kristine De Valck, Harvard Business Review, 5 Nov. 2024
Embracing Trump Major public companies and CEOs in the U.S., particularly those that sell products to the general public, typically avoid overt political partisanship to avoid alienating potential customers.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
In the indictment, this Aug. 2019 post was described as an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overt. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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overt
adjective
: open to view : not secret
overt hostility
overtly
adverb
overtness
noun
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