as in minions
disapproving
a person (especially a man) who agrees with everything that someone says; a person who supports the opinions or ideas of someone else in order to earn that person's approval
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Recent Examples of yes-men
High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025
Is her team currently full of yes-men high on her supply?
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Bianca Davino,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025
Is her team currently full of yes-men high on her supply?
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Bianca Davino,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yes-men
Noun
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For example, a group of minions might be pretending to fight a group of Vikings on a movie set, or enough alien spaceships to fill the entire screen appear and shoot their lasers at once.
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And minions have taken over Wendy’s frosty machines with a new banana flavor.
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The remains of two Army soldiers who went missing while off duty from military exercises in Morocco were recovered in May, according to the Army.
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The soldiers went missing on May 2 near the Cap Draa Training Area near the city of Tan Tan in southwestern Morocco, USA TODAY previously reported.
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Ditto his despicable aides and Cabinet members, his unprincipled sycophants and suck-ups.
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Trump’s worried sycophants probably know that the details of an eventual agreement likely do not matter very much at this point.
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But the belief died hard, and photography spurred its adherents on.
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In 1619, the Calvinists outlawed their practices, driving adherents underground or into exile.
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“Yes-men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yes-men. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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