as in plain
easily seen; not secret or hidden
overt hostility
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Recent Examples of overt
Were China to make overt nuclear threats against Taiwan, then Taipei, too, might consider going nuclear, but China, unlike North Korea, wisely avoids such extreme language.
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Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
The idea is that they are prodded into using generative AI for the overt purpose of argumentation.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Beyond the overt physical differences—such as the steroidal aerodynamic enhancements, the tattooed race livery graphics, and the massive rear wing—the race version of the 296 feels like an entirely different beast.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
This could entail less overt tactics for peacetime and more aggressive operations in a crisis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
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Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
The idea is that they are prodded into using generative AI for the overt purpose of argumentation.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Beyond the overt physical differences—such as the steroidal aerodynamic enhancements, the tattooed race livery graphics, and the massive rear wing—the race version of the 296 feels like an entirely different beast.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
This could entail less overt tactics for peacetime and more aggressive operations in a crisis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overt
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Just 1 cup of plain Greek yogurt has about 24 g of protein.Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
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Hockey jersey: on sale for $15.65 Original price: $16.99 A plain hockey jersey, like this one from Amazon, easily fits over your padding and is great for practice or everyday wear.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jenny and her mother had lucid conversations about Andrea’s abuse, which Jenny sometimes recorded, but Alice would forget what had happened a few minutes later.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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In my own lucid dreams, a ripe, summer stone-fruit from the market explodes with flavor.Krista Stevens, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2024
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There are adult themes presented in a digestible way that can make for great conversations between kids and parents about first love and following your heart.Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Jan. 2025
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There’s a special free-flowing quality to these sorts of ensemble comedies with elderly casts (movies like Book Club and Last Vegas) that feels carefree and digestible without ever sacrificing authenticity.Travis Bean, Forbes, 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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Other leaders were similarly circumspect about Trump’s apparent threat to invade a fellow member of NATO.Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The incongruity of profit maximization was brought to public attention in the UK recently, as the scale of river pollution from water utility companies becomes ever more apparent.Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
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My top answer is a simple and no-brainer recommendation: Wash your hands with soap and water.Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Start the New Year with simple PDF editing and management with this PDF Reader Pro lifetime subscription, now just $24.97 until the end of today, January 12, at 11:59 p.m.StackCommerce Team (Sponsored), PCMAG, 12 Jan. 2025
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For Trump, the next steps should be obvious: Avoid bloodshed.Lissa Weinmann, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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In a series of experiments, my colleagues and I found that people frequently took bad advice, even when the flaws in the advice were glaringly obvious.Dr. Sunita Sah, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
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This sense of mission was evident during the concert, particularly when Harfouch joined hands with Monseigneur Zani in a symbolic gesture of unity.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Future Of Batteries Is Silicon As phones get thinner and processor demands increase, the limiting factor of the battery becomes ever more evident.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Overt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overt. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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