variants
also yesses
as in acceptances
a vote or decision for something
the bill passed with 50 "yeses" and 12 "noes"
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Recent Examples of yeses
Hesitation meant the feature was a no-go; strong yeses signaled real demand.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeses
Noun
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Monday ranks highest for connection request acceptances.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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But instead of acceptances and rejections, which would have been definitive answers, most of my classmates got no real resolution at all.—
Mary Frances Ruskell,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At its peak, Armco, which owned the steel plant for almost 90 yeas, was Middletown's biggest employer.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Here are three dividend-paying stocks, highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
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CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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Well, this is actually incorrect, pros say.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In what might be a revenge move a la Taylor Swift, Walmart buying the mall can clear the pathway into the market far more easily than getting approvals and building a site from scratch.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the absence of those approvals, the commission can only make nonbinding recommendations.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Yeses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeses. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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