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as in indeed
not merely this but also
we will go to the new land, and, yea, we will pursue our dreams!
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as in okay
used to express agreement
I vote yea on the proposed increase in the school budget
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as in affirmative
a vote or decision for something
the measure passed with 50 yeas and 17 nays
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Recent Examples of yea
Danny Nelson, Fortune, 19 June 2022
Jessica Schladebeck New York Daily News (tns), al, 17 Aug. 2023
House Bill 1051, which would expand mental health benefits across the state, passed with 97 yeas and no nay votes.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
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Adverb
Solend governance token-holders who participated voted yea with 97.5% of the vote.
—Danny Nelson, Fortune, 19 June 2022
Noun
Many celebrities have attended services in the yeas since, including Justin Bieber, Chris Pratt, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kourtney Kardashian and Vanessa Hudgens.
—Jessica Schladebeck New York Daily News (tns), al, 17 Aug. 2023
House Bill 1051, which would expand mental health benefits across the state, passed with 97 yeas and no nay votes.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yea
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Part of the issue may indeed be that music education is associated with childhood and coursework.Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2024
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After Grint's lawyers appealed that decision, Judge Harriet Morgan ultimately sided with the HMRC, determining that the star's residuals — which primarily stem from TV and DVD sales of the eight Harry Potter movies — are indeed income and not merely a capital asset.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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The weather might not have been the best, but for anyone looking for reassurance that Mardi Gras was going to stay weird in 2023, the evening provided an energetic affirmative.al, al, 11 Feb. 2023
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The answer, to my mind, is a resounding affirmative.Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2022
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Matchups are definitely a thing in pickleball, especially in singles.Todd Boss, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Now at a big markdown, this is definitely one of the best Cyber Monday sales out there right now.Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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The short answer to this is yes, cold showers can be good for you.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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Well of Radiance-using devil Exo as my big pull who is yes, better than all my other characters instantly.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The ordinance was created after two vape shop owners in Westminster’s downtown business zone received violation notices for operating without acquiring proper approval for their shop locations.Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., meanwhile, is poised to overhaul the FDA and its drug approvals process just as new treatments seek the FDA’s signoff.Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
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There are certainly alternatives to chlorine and chloramines, which come with their own benefits and detriments: many European countries disinfect their water with ozone, and McCurry says that another option is the use of UV light.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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What there is not is a swimming pool; however, the .59-acre parcel is certainly large enough to accommodate one.Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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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
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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, SI.com, 9 Oct. 2019
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That doesn’t sound like any kind of a victory for Trump, a native New Yorker who surely understands better than most the value of a functioning rail network to serve the nation’s urban centers.Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
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But the mood surely changed at the exits after the Bengals were handed their eighth loss of the season.Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Yea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yea. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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