as in indeed
not merely this but also
I was angry—nay, furious—at the way they were treating that poor dog
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as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
gave a resounding nay to the request for a mixed-company camping trip
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Recent Examples of nay
SI.com, 9 Oct. 2019
And journalists who actually do their jobs are nay-saying trouble-makers who have the temerity to not rely on press releases.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2012
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 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
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Adverb
So, coming live from my Van Down By the River, Old Prospector's pickaxe in my right hand, Cowbell in my left, Opera Man wig on my head, El Nino thundering away above it, here are the eight footballers who could, nay should, host SNL.
—SI.com, 9 Oct. 2019
And journalists who actually do their jobs are nay-saying trouble-makers who have the temerity to not rely on press releases.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2012
Noun
All this despite the nay-saying of classic-car purists.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nay
Adverb
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But Joshua Pearce’s (Damson Idris) crash at Monza had to be fully constructed — and it is well constructed indeed.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2026
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That is, indeed, deeply worrisome.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While Bader’s three-run shot was a true no-doubter, Eldridge’s first homer of the spring a wallscraper.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Wuthering Heights started 2026 with a bang, generating $83 million at the global box office opening weekend and the studio’s ninth consecutive theatrical release to debut at no.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The rise in popularity suggests that Anthropic is benefiting from its presence in news headlines, stemming from its refusal to have its models used for mass domestic surveillance or for fully autonomous weapons.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Pentagon's dispute with Anthropic stems from the AI startup's refusal to remove safeguards that would prevent its technology from being used to target weapons autonomously and conduct surveillance in the United States.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Saturday’s tweet certainly won’t help Weiss get Mamdani to appear on the network.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Despite many narrow defeats, the reversal of fortune certainly has raised legitimate questions about where the recent dynasty is headed now.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2026
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Kelly supports transgender rights, but GOP lawmakers have overridden her vetoes three of the last four years.—
John Hanna,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Lawmakers have additionally been at odds over the veto Evers penned in 2023, which increased the per-pupil revenue limit districts can raise through local property taxes by $325 annually for the next 400 years.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The film examines the push-pull of attraction and rejection on a scope both intimate and global, finding the uneasy space where the two meet.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
28 Feb. 2026
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Phillips previously had a kidney transplant in 2017, but subsequent complications — including an infection called the BK virus — eventually resulted in both cellular and antibody rejection.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Any such deal is surely now completely off the table.—
Javed Ali,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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After last fall went so badly off the rails, the wiser play for the Buffs surely would’ve been to wait until this year to re-negotiate — to see what a post-Shedeur/post-Hunter roster looked like.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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Roughly a quarter of trans and nonbinary people who have not updated their identification documents experience subsequent mistreatment when showing their IDs, including verbal harassment, assault and denial of services or access to settings.—
Noelle Martin,
The Conversation,
1 Mar. 2026
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But an outfit like Salesforce is just in denial.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Nay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nay. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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