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Recent Examples of yes
Adverb
When asked about who voted yes during the town hall to approve Ellie’s idea for a group of people to go after Abby, Luna said that Tommy and Maria likely voted yes, with an unknown third person joining their camp. Abigail Lee, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025 And the answer is, over time, that is going to be yes, American products are going to be better sold elsewhere in the world. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
Finishing their routine without severing any limbs would have been enough to earn them four yeses, but the fact that the brothers managed to undress and put on each other’s clothes, all while keeping the knives in the air, pushed things over the edge. Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 June 2025 The proposal, which includes a condition that only one player per NFL team can participate, needs to receive 24 yes votes from the 32 teams during the spring ownership meetings in Minneapolis. Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for yes
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yes
affirmative
Noun
  • Those specific affirmatives can support the creativity of NFL defensive coordinators such as Vic Fangio.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • 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

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