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Synonyms & Antonyms for yea
Synonyms: Adverb
even, indeed, nay, truly, verily
Synonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Noun
nay, negative, no, non placet
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Examples of yea in a Sentence
Adverb
we will go to the new land, and, yea, we will pursue our dreams! I vote yea on the proposed increase in the school budget.Noun
the measure passed with 50 yeas and 17 nays
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Crump said that with so many creative minds involved, there was a push and pull of ideas over the yeas. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Last ‘Haunted Mansion’ designer looks back on spooky Disney ride’s 50th anniversary," 9 Aug. 2019 The bill passed the Senate on a bipartisan basis with 67 yeas to 28 nays. — Grace Segers, CBS News, "Trump signs budget deal and suspends debt ceiling until 2021," 2 Aug. 2019 The legislation was passed on a calling of the yeas and nays rather than a roll call vote. — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, "Rep. Slotkin's bill to provide adequate food, water to border detainees approved," 25 July 2019 The vote failed with 46 yeas, 41 nays and 13 not voting. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Beware political infighting; Missing crucial Senate work; BLM move is suspect; The support Hong Kong needs (7/31/19)," 31 July 2019 For a variety of reasons — the passing of time and executives among them — Pixar hasn’t been at its very best in recent yeas. — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Toy Story 4’ is a joy to watch," 19 June 2019 Forty yeas ago, kids climbed up a big hill to have some slip-sliding fun zipping down the new bright yellow slides at Rapids Water Park in Riviera Beach. — Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, "Rapids Water Park celebrates its 40th anniversary with special events, deals | SummerTimeOut," 28 June 2019 Three yeas after being plucked from rusted obscurity in a midwestern boneyard, the aircraft began routine operations with its sights set on Normandy and the 75th anniversary of D-Day. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "The Return of 'That’s All, Brother': The Plane That Led the D-Day Invasion," 4 June 2019 Democrats could easily block the president’s nominee under the old protocol of 60 yeas to halt a filibuster. — Chad Pergram, Fox News, "Trump amplifying calls to ditch the legislative filibuster as midterms near," 4 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'yea.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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