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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
Emily Wilkins,dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
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
The program is set to expire Dec. 31, 2026, but on Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee advanced a bill out of committee (13 ayes, no nays) that would extend the program, and the same major players from the 2013 legislative session are lobbying again to extend and improve the tax credit.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Last month, the San Francisco central committee resolution passed with 15 aye votes, eight nays and eight abstentions.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The law passed with a strong majority of Democratic members voting aye.
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
New charges were filed against Donald Trump in the classified documents case, Sen. Dianne Feinstein gets confused and has to be told to vote aye, and a new bill could eliminate rates for many student loan borrowers.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the decision following an endorsement from the Chamber of Deputies and a Senate vote that saw 76 ayes, five nays and 35 abstentions.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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With Cornyn not on the floor, the vote for more than 25 minutes was stuck at 56 ayes and 40 nays, with three other GOP senators, Rick Scott of Florida, Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson and Mike Lee of Utah, not voting, for unclear reasons.
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yea
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Holding the line O'Neill will likely hold the line, drawing on more than two-and-a-half decades of experience in the oil and gas industry, including 23 yeas at U.S. giant ExxonMobil.—
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But in 1984, a menace to Yuletide morality yea more dire than Starbucks holiday cups stirred vociferous objections.—
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“Aye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aye. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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