Definition of yetnext

yet

2 of 2

conjunction

as in but
if it were not for the fact that it feels like summer, yet according to the calendar we're still in early spring

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Recent Examples of yet
Adverb
Arizona State entered the game with one of the country’s more explosive offenses, yet produced only two plays of 20-plus yards. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026 One of my biggest takeaways from my conversation with Kopulos was that shoppers want a more supportive — yet still dressy! — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 But don’t know yet if its first-national-championship-since-2001 great. — Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026 Lady Gaga and her partner have not yet commented publicly on the news. — Marzia Nicolini, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yet
Adverb
  • Director Janus Metz Pedersen elides the thornier aspects of Kaczynski’s life and career and instead focuses primarily on his years as a Harvard undergrad, intercutting it with the FBI manhunt that finally brought him to justice in 1996.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The best possibilities remain appealing after the excitement fades and the practical part finally enters the room.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Police then found his landlord’s body elsewhere in the house with mortal wounds.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And is then ultimately blind to the tragic ethical and moral compromises that are necessary to survive.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • What may have surprised even modern sports fans, however, was Ole Miss' suing two of its former players who followed former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to his new position as head football coach at LSU.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • These two men out and about trying to get Frasers to join the cause, however, sounds like a terrible time for all involved.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Preventive maintenance at a scale that was previously cost-prohibitive.
    — Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Trump had not previously cited national security in justifying the ban.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Conjunction
  • But with a full and volatile season behind them, the two have grown closer, prompting check-ins from Bradford last month, seeking tidbits from his coach who watched OTA practices on a tablet from his Kentucky retreat.
    — Chad Graff, Twin Cities, 15 June 2017
  • The tech firm didn’t pull that video down, but reached out to police.
    — Queenie Wong, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
Adverb
  • Turner eventually married Jonas in 2019 and had two kids with him.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • That architecture could eventually enable networks in which sensors monitor biological conditions continuously and automatically activate treatments when needed.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Not that actual youthful naïveté is any easier to navigate, either.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The region’s broader lung cancer burden (which is well above the national average) shouldn’t be attributed to this rare variant either.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Lovely feeling in this prewar apartment, with nice light and plenty of space — definitely pretty far out, though.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Eventually, though, being endlessly agreeable becomes its own kind of performance.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Yet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yet. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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