variants
also ay
1
as in always
on every relevant occasion
I aye thought that she was the loveliest woman I ever laid eyes on
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2
as in forever
for all time
a friendship that will aye endure
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also ay
as in yes
used to express agreement
aye, you're right about that
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also ay
as in yea
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Recent Examples of aye
June 24,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Yet to the researchers’ surprise, the aye-ayes had no problem locating the target areas.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Presuming all 53 Senate Republicans vote aye, at least seven Democrats would have to join a bipartisan majority.
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Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
The measure passed the Assembly with 62 bipartisan aye votes and now heads to the Senate.
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June 24,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Yet to the researchers’ surprise, the aye-ayes had no problem locating the target areas.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Presuming all 53 Senate Republicans vote aye, at least seven Democrats would have to join a bipartisan majority.
—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aye
Adverb
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While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.
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The Boyle Heights blaze, similar to the Eaton and Palisades fires, has revealed the region’s air monitoring can’t always tell people what they’ve been exposed to in a disaster.
Adverb
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His authentic character and fearlessness in the face of adversity will live on forever through this distinguished award.
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Wei’s prose is delicious, propulsively hurdling us through the lives of Gen and Arin, who will live in my marrow forever.
Adverb
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The answer is yes, and the computer proved it, controversially, by checking 1,936 cases in a way no human could realistically verify.
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The strange answer to that is yes, but not really.
Noun
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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.
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Caltrans has cleaned up the site twice over the past five yeas.
Adverb
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In Berlin, talent were constantly asked about their political opinions at the film press conferences.
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And like the photons that travel billions of light-years to reach us, new fragments are constantly falling into place.
Adverb
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Depending on the outcome, the money could be restored or LAHSA could be permanently barred from receiving funds.
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Also, the Sheriff’s Office honored Murphy with a memorial permanently displayed within the Patrol Division.
Adverb
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And in new data released this week from the Ronald Reagan Institute, there are very clear warnings that the kids aren’t alright with MAGA.
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Went to Monaco on loan in February and has done alright there.
Adverb
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The protagonists are invariably elite young people whose parents approve of their match, their separation is always a result of slavery, fake death, kidnap or a combination of all three and their reunion is usually facilitated by the gods.
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Rabies is preventable if this regimen is administered quickly but is almost invariably fatal once symptoms manifest.
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“Aye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aye. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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