as in approval
a vote or decision for something
we have five affirmatives and two negatives for forming the committee
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Recent Examples of affirmative
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked if Prescott is playing the way former Cowboys QB Tony Romo did near the end of his career, and Jones gave an affirmative.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
McConaughey response was immediate, and in the affirmative.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Meaning a third potentially couldn't answer that question in the affirmative.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Angie Pepper, a philosopher at the University of Roehampton, in the United Kingdom, answers in the affirmative.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
McConaughey response was immediate, and in the affirmative.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Meaning a third potentially couldn't answer that question in the affirmative.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Angie Pepper, a philosopher at the University of Roehampton, in the United Kingdom, answers in the affirmative.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for affirmative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmative
Noun
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The satellite campus was announced in November 2021, and the university’s board of regents gave approval to move forward with construction of two buildings in May 2022.—
Samuel O'Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Political interference in mergers and acquisitions approvals and daily operations repels foreign investment and damages confidence in market operations.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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My acceptance precipitated an existential crisis since the job was so distant from what I’d been trained to do.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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It was later determined that the case did not meet the authorities' acceptance criteria at the time.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The answer to that question Sunday night was an emphatic yes, and they were aided by an excellent secondary that shut down the Chargers’ wide receiver trio of Ladd McConkey, Keenan Allen and Quentin Johnston.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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After receiving four yeses from the judges, the musician rocketed to the top of the reality-competition series, placing third behind acrobatic group Zurcaroh and magician Shin Lim.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Affirmative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmative. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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