positives

noun

plural of positive
as in yeas

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Recent Examples of positives However, the positives have increasingly outweighed the negatives throughout 2026, to the point where, at the time of writing, the game has a 74% positive score for reviews written in the past 30 days (of which there have been 951). — Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 From Gurnee to North Chicago, there are a lot of positives in this nascent new year, including the positive reuse of deserted properties. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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  1. yeas
  2. pros
  3. yeses
Noun
  • And on July 2, after the arrival of British forces in New York lent the proceedings new urgency, Congress did, in fact, declare independence—with a vote of 12 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 abstention.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
  • Caltrans has cleaned up the site twice over the past five yeas.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Definition of yeas
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  • Fedoseyev is a quality two-way defenseman who has played well in junior in Russia and has gotten time against pros.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The event featured a slew of pros from the US, joined by some of Europe’s top players and even some visitors from the East.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of pros
Noun
  • Three yeses put you in the top-left, and the only exits are to build something non-reproducible or become essential plumbing, or the services wrapped around it.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • In June 2026, the teenagers made their television debut on the 21st season of America's Got Talent, earning yeses from all four judges as their mother watched from the sidelines.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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