positives

noun

plural of positive
as in yeas

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Recent Examples of positives However, the positives have increasingly outweighed the negatives throughout 2026, to the point where, at the time of writing, the game has a 74% positive score for reviews written in the past 30 days (of which there have been 951). — Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 From Gurnee to North Chicago, there are a lot of positives in this nascent new year, including the positive reuse of deserted properties. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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  1. yeas
  2. pros
  3. yeses
Noun
  • There have been a couple of voluntary buyouts during the past 25 yeas.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • And on July 2, after the arrival of British forces in New York lent the proceedings new urgency, Congress did, in fact, declare independence—with a vote of 12 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 abstention.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
Definition of yeas
Noun
  • At seventeen, or even sixteen for the most talented, players start competing in France’s third-division league against seasoned pros.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • As the website’s user base holds its breath over the future, these are some pros, cons, and big unknowns to consider about where Letterboxd is going.
    — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of pros
Noun
  • After beginning the competition with four yeses, the futuristic act received Vergara’s live Golden Buzzer to secure a spot in the finale.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Three yeses put you in the top-left, and the only exits are to build something non-reproducible or become essential plumbing, or the services wrapped around it.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
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