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yea

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noun

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Recent Examples of yea
Adverb
Solend governance token-holders who participated voted yea with 97.5% of the vote. Danny Nelson, Fortune, 19 June 2022
Noun
International traffic rose by 31.2% compared to the previous yea, and all markets reported double-digit percentage growth. Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 Washington — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as Joint Chiefs chairman Wednesday night, with a vote of 83 yeas to 11 nays, breaking through Sen. Tommy Tuberville's months-long blockade on military promotions and confirmations. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for yea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yea
Adverb
  • However, the responsibility will fall on the foreign supplier to verify and prove that all of their South African customers are indeed VAT-registered.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Many felt that the mother-in-law was indeed being presumptuous.
    Karen Fratti, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The weather might not have been the best, but for anyone looking for reassurance that Mardi Gras was going to stay weird in 2023, the evening provided an energetic affirmative.
    al, al, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The answer, to my mind, is a resounding affirmative.
    Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2022
Adverb
  • The phrase one size fits all definitely doesn’t apply to even the best bras.
    Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
  • While Rare Beauty has already dabbled with a luminous powder blush and a cream blush, this Bouncy Blush is definitely the first of its kind.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • If the answer to all three of these questions is yes, then speed is critical.
    Starr Million Baker, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The answer is yes, according to Orange County Registrar of Voters Bob Page, who reviewed the footage and related documents.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The president needs congressional approval to shutter the department.
    Fred L. Pincus, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that these kits qualify as gene therapies, which require FDA approval for use in the United States.4 Your Body Gets Much Older at These Two Ages, Study Shows What Are the Risks Associated With Biohacking at Home?
    Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • This is certainly a time for more brutal sounds and sentiments.
    Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
  • And certainly, there were no -- there was no impact on this operation.
    Isabel Danzis, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • And journalists who actually do their jobs are nay-saying trouble-makers who have the temerity to not rely on press releases.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2012
  • So, coming live from my Van Down By the River, Old Prospector's pickaxe in my right hand, Cowbell in my left, Opera Man wig on my head, El Nino thundering away above it, here are the eight footballers who could, nay should, host SNL.
    SI.com, SI.com, 9 Oct. 2019
Adverb
  • Alcantara would surely net the Marlins a massive haul if he is dealt.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Even if the limits change, the number of utilities that report finding PFAS will surely grow as the EPA collects more test results through next year.
    Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Yea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yea. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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