answer to (something)
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: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
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People tuned in presumably hoping to find out an answer to the big question everyone has been asking: Why was Stephen Colbert cancelled?
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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Often a single moment of thought before giving an answer to someone, or about something before thinking it through, can save the day.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Kennedy, the great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. and NASCAR’s chief venue and racing innovation officer, found the answer to both needs with one site.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
The reality is that the Pats may not get a great answer to that concern until joint practices.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 22 July 2025
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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Often a single moment of thought before giving an answer to someone, or about something before thinking it through, can save the day.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Kennedy, the great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. and NASCAR’s chief venue and racing innovation officer, found the answer to both needs with one site.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
The reality is that the Pats may not get a great answer to that concern until joint practices.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 22 July 2025
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“Answer to (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/answer%20to%20%28something%29. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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