1
as in nos
a vote or decision against something
when the votes were tallied, it was 241 yeas and 54 nays
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2
as in refusals
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
gave a resounding nay to the request for a mixed-company camping trip
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Noun
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Two cases about the passport refusals eventually made their way to the Supreme Court.—
Time,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Instead, Gazan leadership fell into refusals and delays without any coherent strategy.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The winningest teams lose and Hollywood, there's so many nos.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some guys have been immediate nos.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Next came crushing rejections and heartbreak.—
Sofía Pereda,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Tuttle suffered 10 rejections in a row, including hard passes from indie bastions like Sundance and SXSW.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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Political experts said that more than 35% of the vote would be a positive outcome for Milei’s government and could allow him, through alliances with other parties, to block efforts by opposition lawmakers to overturn his vetoes against laws Milei has said threaten Argentina’s fiscal balance.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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But after vetoes by successive Presidents, a literacy test wasn’t implemented until 1917, when Congress overrode Woodrow Wilson’s veto.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Andrew stepped down from public life in 2019 over his association with Epstein, despite his denials of wrongdoing.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Gibson, meanwhile, stuck to his denials.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Nays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nays. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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