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Synonyms: Adverb
eventually, finally, someday, sometime, sooner or later, ultimately
Synonyms: Conjunction
but, except (also excepting), only, saving
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His latest novel is his best one yet. I haven't read the book yet. Has the mail arrived yet? It's not time to eat yet. “Are you ready?” “No, not yet.” We don't yet know what their plans are. Their suggestions won't be implemented, at least not yet. We don't have a firm grasp of the situation yet.Conjunction
it feels like summer, yet according to the calendar we're still in early spring
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And yet, a great feature of the world is that no matter how bad things get, parts of it manage to stay incredible—beautiful, even. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, "Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell’s Musical Where Work Is Hell, Makes It to the Big Time," 19 Apr. 2019 And yet, there have been no changes to federal gun control in more than two decades, according to The New York Times. — Kaylen Ralph, Teen Vogue, "68 Mass Shootings Have Occurred Since Virginia Tech," 16 Apr. 2019 But Justin Bieber's not ready to be dethroned, yet. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "Are Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber Friends? Here’s All The Drama That’s Gone Down Between Them," 8 Apr. 2019 And yet there is a structural logic, explains Nouvel, who is a master of complexity. — Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor, "ED First Look: The National Museum of Qatar," 26 Mar. 2019 The science of atoms and molecules was not yet available to aid in the explanation. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "The surprising science of why ice is so slippery," 31 Jan. 2019 If management has recognized a union but hasn’t yet to agree to a contract, then the negotiations can get more complicated because management has to make a one-off deal with the bargaining committee. — Shirin Ghaffary, Recode, "As digital media companies brace for change, unions try to cushion the blow," 26 Dec. 2018 To be clear, Mona's not trying to kill Alison—not yet, anyway. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "I Never Thought I’d Love the Pretty Little Liars Spin-off More Than the Original, but Here We Are," 20 Mar. 2019 Better yet, wash it down with their festive cocktail, Honey Bunny. — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, "20 Restaurants That Will Stay Open on Easter Sunday," 12 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'yet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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