overt

Example Sentences

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With his consistent, overt signaling of “trad” sympathies, that’s the bet he is obviously making.

From Salon

But he added: "I never saw Farage being openly racist, antisemitic towards any individual…I'd be disappointed because I never thought of him as an overt racist."

From BBC

And his grandfather explained that people whose speech was free to the point of overt racism let a person know “who your enemies are when you walk into a room.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Florida, Republicans dramatically expanded the "don't say gay" bill to high school students, in an overt effort to force teenagers back into the closet.

From Salon

His trip, which has taken him to Tokyo, Seoul, Jerusalem and, finally, London, with events there on Friday, has been free of any overt gaffes or obvious embarrassments.

From New York Times