Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an overt manner; in open view; openly; publicly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Publicly; openly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
overt manner;publicly ;openly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an overt manner
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Examples
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On Monday, more than 200 students rallied at Wheeler Hall in Berkeley to protest against what they called overtly aggressive tactics by the police.
Democracy Now! 2009
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On Monday, more than 200 students rallied at Wheeler Hall in Berkeley to protest against what they called overtly aggressive tactics by the police.
Democracy Now! 2009
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On Monday, more than 200 students rallied at Wheeler Hall in Berkeley to protest against what they called overtly aggressive tactics by the police.
Democracy Now! 2009
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On Monday, more than 200 students rallied at Wheeler Hall in Berkeley to protest against what they called overtly aggressive tactics by the police.
Democracy Now! 2009
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Most readers are not interested in overtly religious stories and publishers want to make sure that the story is aimed at the right audience.
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The only avenue left to them to excuse the extremists of their party whom they have been encouraging, tacitly or overtly, is to say “both parties do it.”
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Judging by the recent rise in overtly violent and revolutionary rhetoric, the entire community at FreeRepublic and similar sites should be placed on a watch list just as a start.
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But the institution of the pope is steeped in overtly history-shaping doctrine that, in my humble opinion, has lead directly to planetary overpopulation.
duh pookie 2008
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But the institution of the pope is steeped in overtly history-shaping doctrine that, in my humble opinion, has lead directly to planetary overpopulation.
duh pookie 2008
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When nothing overtly is going on, make sure that a great deal is at work beneath the surface.
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