yes, indeed
idiom
: certainly
—used as more emphatic affirmative reply than "yes" alone
"Do you know him?" "Yes, indeed!"
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The Supreme Court had already decided that yes, indeed, Texas — which spent a hundred million buckaroos a year on California produce — could throw up its own quarantine on Golden State goods.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Rebecca replies that yes, indeed, they can get promoted.
—Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
History says yes, indeed.
—Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023
Given the team in front of and behind the camera (including original series creator Graham Yost as an executive producer), all signs point to yes, indeed.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2023
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Rebecca replies that yes, indeed, they can get promoted.
—Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
History says yes, indeed.
—Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023
Given the team in front of and behind the camera (including original series creator Graham Yost as an executive producer), all signs point to yes, indeed.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2023
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“Yes, indeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yes%2C%20indeed. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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