as in okay
used to express agreement
yes, I'll be ready for the test tomorrow
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as in affirmative
a vote or decision for something
the bill passed with 50 "yeses" and 12 "noes"
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Recent Examples of yes
Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
The answer is yes, according to the two brands, who teamed up to create a fruity concoction with an unusual ingredient: The Heinz Tomato Ketchup Smoothie.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 21 July 2025
Only 20 percent of the wagers on the Valkyries’ playoff market are betting on a yes.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Adverb
The short answer is yes, jicama is good for you.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
The answer is yes, according to the two brands, who teamed up to create a fruity concoction with an unusual ingredient: The Heinz Tomato Ketchup Smoothie.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Hawley's yes vote came after a $50 billion fund for rural hospitals was added to the BBB.
—Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 21 July 2025
Only 20 percent of the wagers on the Valkyries’ playoff market are betting on a yes.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yes
Noun
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To which Kylie responded in the affirmative, agreeing that she's seen elements of birth order theory play out in real life with her four daughters.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Those specific affirmatives can support the creativity of NFL defensive coordinators such as Vic Fangio.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Adverb
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And if not, and if someone wants to go, what a weirdo, okay fine, all good.—
H. Alan Scott
Jennifer Cunningham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Some of the effects, done by Lucas’s ILM, hold up okay, and Val Kilmer seems to be having a good time as the defender and sidekick of Warwick Davis’s Willow, but this sort of genre doesn’t seem to be up Howard’s alley.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Yes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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