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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
While authorities haven’t identified a suspect or person of interest yet, several details about the investigation have come out. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025 Everyone who works for the Colorado Eagles is still around because AHL camps haven’t opened yet, so Skylar Garver and Brayden Deweese will work with Blinkhorn for the DU game, while White and Ward will handle Colorado’s side of things at Ball (Lewkow is going to help Utah’s crew at both sites). Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025 Tip-off times for conference games are yet to be announced. Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 While authorities have not yet determined a motive, speculation and misinformation about the shooter's identity and affiliations have spread rapidly online, creating a climate of uncertainty. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yet
Adverb
  • In many cases, that function may eventually be integrated into a host processor like a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or GPU.
    Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • They were eventually released in a prisoner exchange.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Back then, the TV Guide Fall Preview issue was sacred.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The animatronic Death Eater crouching on a bookshelf casts a spell, then Dolores Umbridge appears on a screen, then a rhinoceros-like Erumpent tries to gore the riders with its horn.
    Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The Green Wave is not your average team, however.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The most interesting debate, however, centered on a discussion about the requirement for a prescription for the COVID-19 vaccine.
    Dave Wessner, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The designer, who has been in the industry for about a decade, previously unveiled the 239-foot megayacht Day One, the 272-foot megayacht Dust, the 236-foot superyacht Posterity, and the 262-foot explorer Prelude.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Under the new rules, children under 14 and adults over 79—who were previously eligible for waivers—will now generally be required to attend interviews, ending broad exemptions that had been in place in recent years.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Conjunction
  • But scientists and doctors say things aren’t that simple — and a belief that exposing children to marijuana, either directly or indirectly, is harmless isn’t supported by the facts.
    Daniel M. Jimenez, The Cannifornian, 22 June 2017
  • 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
Adverb
  • After several chaotic minutes with no cell phone service, mother and daughter finally reunited next to the plaza.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Windows 11 Pro is engineered to work with your PC—not against it—so your system finally runs like the powerhouse it was built to be.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The results aren’t just surface-level, either.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There wasn’t a prospect-industrial complex around to hype them up, either.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The same goes for its overall profile, though, there’s a lot going on in its front fascia—the side venting is seemingly there for function, but the massive grille is… a lot.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • After a rough outing Thursday, though, Stewart will pitch again for OKC on Sunday.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Yet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yet. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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