overt display
Frequency: 5.55.8 per million words
An open and unconcealed exhibition of a quality or feeling.
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Examples (10)
- The politician's overt display of wealth angered the struggling voters.
- She was uncomfortable with his overt display of affection in public.
- There was an overt display of military power during the national parade.
- The CEO made an overt display of confidence despite the falling stock prices.
- We witnessed an overt display of hostility between the two rival players.
- Such an overt display of favoritism is not allowed in this company.
- The museum's overt display of religious artifacts sparked a heated debate.
- His overt display of grief at the funeral moved everyone to tears.
- The government issued an overt display of support for the new environmental policy.
- I was surprised by the overt display of arrogance from the young prodigy.