say yes
idiom
: to say that one accepts or agrees to something
—often + to
They said yes to our plan.
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There was another reason for Watanabe to say yes.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
If officers say yes, leave calmly, Carroll said.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Getting opportunities requires people willing to say yes.
—Ashley Herd, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
In the days after October 7, Tel Aviv jazz musician Y (Ariel Bronz) and his dancer wife Yasmine (Efrat Dor) decide to say yes to everything — including a commission to write a rousing new national anthem.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
If officers say yes, leave calmly, Carroll said.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Getting opportunities requires people willing to say yes.
—Ashley Herd, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
In the days after October 7, Tel Aviv jazz musician Y (Ariel Bronz) and his dancer wife Yasmine (Efrat Dor) decide to say yes to everything — including a commission to write a rousing new national anthem.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Say yes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/say%20yes. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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