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
Either way, that sensibility has yet to trickle down to mainstream portrayals of Zoomer romance on screen, which remain largely beholden to templates established by previous generations. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 Although Irwin has not yet left the pouch completely, he can still be seen exploring outside near his mom, the KC Zoo said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026 As of press time, the production version’s performance specs and price have yet to be announced, but McLaren says 500 examples will be made. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026 Remi Poirier, who has yet to play an NHL game, dressed as Allen’s backup on Saturday. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yet
Adverb
  • Compared to Geese, who spent years touring and releasing records before finally striking gold, Heathers has taken the sort of industry fast-track that makes conspiracy theorists start rolling out their corkboards and thumbtacks.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
  • On Wednesday, nearly a week after the Salvadoran reinforcement began arriving, Haiti’s government finally publicly addressed the deployment.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Starting first with a country club and then adding more planned developments, Soffer and his partners then transformed nearly 800 acres of swampland into what’s now Aventura.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • If billionaires are not going to change their behavior when taxed in such a fashion — in this case by leaving California — then there is no reason to not dun them next year in the same fashion and every year thereafter.
    — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • In the latest study, however, the researchers primarily tested the vaccine’s ability to prevent tumor development.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • After the time change in November, however, those risks are lower.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Vucic’s tenure saw Serbia go in a more pro-Western direction than previously, playing a delicate balancing act between a plethora of actors often directly at odds with each other.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Lula previously spent more than a year in prison on corruption convictions that were eventually annulled.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 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
  • More efficient micro-LED transmitters could eventually help data centers increase communication speeds without relying exclusively on power-hungry lasers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That eventually led to a call in which the cinematographer offered to shoot the film and connected him with a producer, who began approaching financiers.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Simply adding elastin to a formula is unlikely to be the answer, either.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
  • And the film doesn’t let Seyfried off the hook either, forcing her to confront how her portrayal in The Dropout might have been painful for Holmes, despite clearly being fictionalized to allow for taking a few liberties with the facts.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Young and the Panthers couldn’t capitalize on the iconic opportunity, though, and ultimately fell to the screaming green-and-gold parishioners, 27-19.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
  • A lot of the work, though, has to do with helping people get clean.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Yet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yet. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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