overtly
openly; publicly.
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How to use overtly in a sentence
One of the infected, the Thais found, was asymptomatic — an early warning that the coronavirus was being spread by those not overtly sick.
The CDC’s failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated | David Willman | December 26, 2020 | Washington PostWhile it is likely considered alternative medicine, we did not feel it was overtly dangerous.
Some early observations on the Google December core update | Marie Haynes | December 24, 2020 | Search Engine LandI think storytelling is so important, and it needs to be about more than just overtly pushing a product.
Deep Dive: How the future of publishing is taking shape in the ongoing coronavirus crisis era | Pierre Bienaimé | November 17, 2020 | DigidaySenior executives are also talking much more overtly recently about their sense of civic duty in running a large organization.
‘Emotions are so heightened’: Why the election fallout hammers home the need for marketers to act responsibly | Lara O'Reilly | November 9, 2020 | DigidayI don’t think they will do anything as clearly and overtly as they have in Ukraine, where it’s possible to imagine a future in which Ukraine becomes an EU member.
The fashion industry could never, would never, state its exclusion of black models overtly.
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem | Danielle Belton | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA junta can do it, using their military power to overtly or covertly control decisions at the highest level.
Valerie Jarrett, Obama Consigliere—and Democracy Killer | James Poulos | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe United States government has been overtly training and funding Georgian troops for more than a decade.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord | Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause that conceit was straight/gay vs straight/straight, I could do a lot of overtly straight humor and it would be acceptable.
Oscars Host Neil Patrick Harris on His Best and Worst Emcee Moments (VIDEO) | Neil Patrick Harris | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou cannot perform or externalize your vanity as overtly as Bieber did without again emphasizing to the world you are a jerk.
Why is he quietly sitting there in Mekstrom hide while he is overtly grieving over the painful death of his fellow man?
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver SmithOn the deserted balconies women's heads began to appear, following his maneuvers more or less overtly.
The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco IbezBut you pride yourselves also, not so overtly just now, on always refusing to prepare yourselves to keep that word in deed.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I | Burton J. HendrickHe dared not act overtly against Richard, nor dared to take up arms for him.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay | Maurice HewlettAlthough they might not overtly resist him, they would be able in a thousand ways to make his residence among them unendurable.
Pabo, The Priest | Sabine Baring-Gould
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