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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Yeti’s answer to a glamping wine glass is sleek, bug-proof and keep drinks cold.
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Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Otherise, plenty of other high-ticket items, like Shark’s answer to the Airwrap, an antiaging serum, and a Tom Ford fragrance, are much cheaper than usual.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 30 June 2025
Dry Tortugas Torture Camp: Our answer to El Salvador’s infamous CETCO prison.
—Bob Morris, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
The answer to that question is emergency evacuation preparedness, especially in the event of a loss of power.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
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Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Otherise, plenty of other high-ticket items, like Shark’s answer to the Airwrap, an antiaging serum, and a Tom Ford fragrance, are much cheaper than usual.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 30 June 2025
Dry Tortugas Torture Camp: Our answer to El Salvador’s infamous CETCO prison.
—Bob Morris, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
The answer to that question is emergency evacuation preparedness, especially in the event of a loss of power.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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