as in okay
used to express agreement
yes, I'll be ready for the test tomorrow
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as in affirmative
a vote or decision for something
the bill passed with 50 "yeses" and 12 "noes"
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Recent Examples of yes
Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
Clearly, the answer is yes, given how audiences have flocked to similar adaptations.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Comparing him to a country version of Christopher Cross, the judges doused Austin with praises — and more importantly, four yeses.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 July 2025
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Adverb
For now, the bet here is yes, considering his past success under offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels (career-high 800 yards and five touchdowns in 2021) and track record as a typically reliable option.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
Clearly, the answer is yes, given how audiences have flocked to similar adaptations.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Noun
Only 20 percent of the wagers on the Valkyries’ playoff market are betting on a yes.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Comparing him to a country version of Christopher Cross, the judges doused Austin with praises — and more importantly, four yeses.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yes
Noun
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Those specific affirmatives can support the creativity of NFL defensive coordinators such as Vic Fangio.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The weather might not have been the best, but for anyone looking for reassurance that Mardi Gras was going to stay weird in 2023, the evening provided an energetic affirmative.—
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11 Feb. 2023
Adverb
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And if not, and if someone wants to go, what a weirdo, okay fine, all good.—
H. Alan Scott
Jennifer Cunningham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Some of the effects, done by Lucas’s ILM, hold up okay, and Val Kilmer seems to be having a good time as the defender and sidekick of Warwick Davis’s Willow, but this sort of genre doesn’t seem to be up Howard’s alley.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Yes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yes. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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