aye 1 of 3

variants also ay

aye

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adverb (2)

variants also ay

aye

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noun

variants also ay

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aye
Adverb
Presuming all 53 Senate Republicans vote aye, at least seven Democrats would have to join a bipartisan majority. Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025 The program is set to expire Dec. 31, 2026, but on Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee advanced a bill out of committee (13 ayes, no nays) that would extend the program, and the same major players from the 2013 legislative session are lobbying again to extend and improve the tax credit. Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Last month, the San Francisco central committee resolution passed with 15 aye votes, eight nays and eight abstentions. Heather Knight, New York Times, 3 May 2025 The law passed with a strong majority of Democratic members voting aye. Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025 New charges were filed against Donald Trump in the classified documents case, Sen. Dianne Feinstein gets confused and has to be told to vote aye, and a new bill could eliminate rates for many student loan borrowers. Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023 Last week, the House Republicans passed their debt-limit budget bill, with all but four members of their caucus voting aye. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 17 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aye
yea
Noun
  • At its peak, Armco, which owned the steel plant for almost 90 yeas, was Middletown's biggest employer.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2025
  • That additional Republican vote gave the bill 51 yeas, so Vice President JD Vance did not need to cast a vote to break a tie.
    Erin Doherty, CNBC, 29 June 2025

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