overtly

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Over two decades later, pop-cultural attitudes towards lipstick — and overtly femininized self-adornment — have veered again, as evidenced by distinctly queer iterations of hyper-femme aesthetics.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Although the battle over campaign fundraising didn’t overtly arise during Tuesday’s debate aside from Mahan’s comment about Steyer, it still was getting a lot of attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Despite Heated Rivalry's overtly queer themes, the show has been embraced by the wider hockey community.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

As app users become even more desperate for human connection and worse at identifying what’s written by bots, they’ll be pulled toward profiles that are overtly unconventional to avoid being led astray.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

They did not mean for it to say too much overtly, and at the same time they wished for it to say everything.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson