answer to (something)
idiom
: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
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That’s how startups cross the adoption gap - not by building everything, but by positioning themselves as the best answer to a very specific job.
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Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
This summer vegetable soup will be the answer to that plea.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
For Ford, a single $30,000 electric truck is hardly a sufficient answer to China’s inexpensive EVs.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
AriZona doesn’t have any outside debt or shareholders to answer to, per Vultaggio.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
This summer vegetable soup will be the answer to that plea.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
For Ford, a single $30,000 electric truck is hardly a sufficient answer to China’s inexpensive EVs.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
AriZona doesn’t have any outside debt or shareholders to answer to, per Vultaggio.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 13 Aug. 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 27 Aug. 2025.
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