as yet

phrase

: up to the present or a specified time
There are as yet few clues …Sharon Kingman

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The scout also touched on other Heat offseason talking points as yet another LeBron Watch continues. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 But copyright reform can harm as well as protect creators, and there is as yet no consensus on what a new framework might look like. Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026 Variety reached out to Hammer’s representative to confirm if the actor would reprise the role, but has received no reply as yet. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 June 2026 Stone, the Georgia Tech professor, pointed to the brutal heat wave that’s baked much of Europe for the past week, and other past extreme heat events, as yet more evidence that rising temperatures are becoming increasingly disruptive. Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for as yet

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as yet was in the 15th century

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“As yet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20yet. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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