overtly
Example Sentences
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Some ads have overtly discussed AI; others discussed separate hot-button issues, including immigration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“None of the cited statements by either the President or the Secretary was overtly racial, and in substance all expressed policy views that could rest on race-neutral justifications.”
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The pickle brine adds something surprisingly good to lemonade — not enough to make it taste overtly “pickle-y,” but enough to deepen it.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Jewish identity and culture are examined at length in the show, but were never overtly expressed in punk, the curators note.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
A crew composed entirely of eight amped-up, overtly aggressive oarsmen will often degenerate into a dysfunctional brawl in a boat or exhaust itself in the first leg of a long race.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
