say yes
idiom
: to say that one accepts or agrees to something
—often + to
They said yes to our plan.
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According to Reynolds, Murray, who reportedly spent years only reachable via fax machine or an 800 number, initially didn’t say yes, but also didn’t say no to appearing in the documentary about the late actor.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Republican candidates for governor say yes, but another likely candidate declined to say.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Lawyers for the latter say yes, according to a cross complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court that names a new defendant familiar to those following Lively’s legal battle against Justin Baldoni‘s crisis publicist Melissa Nathan.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Thousands of people are alive today because a donor, or a donor’s family, chose to say yes.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Republican candidates for governor say yes, but another likely candidate declined to say.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Lawyers for the latter say yes, according to a cross complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court that names a new defendant familiar to those following Lively’s legal battle against Justin Baldoni‘s crisis publicist Melissa Nathan.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Thousands of people are alive today because a donor, or a donor’s family, chose to say yes.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Say yes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/say%20yes. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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