overtly

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This imagery is underscored elsewhere in the show in works that overtly deal with the artist’s own health struggles and her cancer diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over recent months, though he has spoken out on some issues dear to him such as the dignity of migrants, he has certainly not been as overtly political as his predecessor could be.

From BBC

But on stage, in his own stand-up shows, Wood isn’t overtly political.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whether acknowledged overtly or not, Yale has, in fact, adopted a policy of institutional neutrality — and the committee’s deliberate efforts to evade being accused of doing so are dangerous.

From Salon

He immediately returned to overtly racist politics and anti-Muslim agitation, but has avoided directly committing or endorsing acts of violence.

From Salon