say yes

phrase

: to say that one accepts or agrees to something
—often + to
They said yes to our plan.

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That frees up your team to focus on the larger design and creative systems, so your creative department can be the hero and say yes to more of the lower-funnel content requests. — Dustin Callif, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Leading artificial intelligence companies, currently sketching out plans to share some of their wealth, say yes. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Ali’s ties to Fresh Prince influenced her decision to say yes to DWTS, particularly the fact that her TV brother Alfonso Ribeiro is a co-host, having won season 19. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 Iran does not have to say yes for Hamas to build a better attack. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for say yes

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“Say yes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/say%20yes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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