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yea

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noun

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Recent Examples of yea
Adverb
Solend governance token-holders who participated voted yea with 97.5% of the vote. Danny Nelson, Fortune, 19 June 2022
Noun
Lions and Vikes are known for offense — who would have believed a few yeas ago that Jared Goff vs. Sam Darnold would be a marquee duel? Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 One is public employees who receive pensions that are exempt from Social Security payroll taxes, but who also worked at least 10 yeas in jobs that required them to pay into the system. Maya C. Miller, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for yea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yea
Adverb
  • The Cardinals did indeed need an outing like Thursday’s, all-around.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • William O’Neil and Company will be studying the coming earnings results and stocks technical reactions to discern if a rotation is indeed occurring in the market.
    Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Those specific affirmatives can support the creativity of NFL defensive coordinators such as Vic Fangio.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • 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
Adverb
  • The report is out via Bloomberg, and while a number of these are not likely to shock you, there are definitely some interesting surprises to be found.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The color blocking on the hips definitely gives it a flattering shape.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 14 July 2025
Adverb
  • Of the 83 senators submitting votes at the June meeting, 58% voted yes, 35% voted no and 7% abstained, according to The Denver Clarion, DU’s student newspaper.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Clearly, the answer is yes, given how audiences have flocked to similar adaptations.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Switzerland’s medical products authority has granted the first approval for a malaria medicine designed for small infants, touted as an advance against a disease that takes hundreds of thousands of lives — nearly all in Africa — each year.
    Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 9 July 2025
  • Then there’s David Ellison, whose Skydance Media is on the verge of winning approval to take over Paramount Global, owned for decades by the Sumner Redstone family.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Adverb
  • Vertical Applications While Parker admits the traditional style of lap siding still dominates the siding landscape, verticality is certainly having a moment.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
  • But the actor is certainly no stranger to grabbing the attention of Emmy voters; this is his sixth Emmy nomination — and his sixth time turning voters' heads while wearing scrubs.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 July 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
Adverb
  • The predominantly green design with contrasting swirls of gold, red, and black will surely make its mark in the minds of onlookers.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • Those words surely thrill Herrmann, who has been coaching tennis or pickleball for 40-plus years.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025

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“Yea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yea. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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