answer to (something)
idiom
: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
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May da’ pope from Chicago be the answer to our prayers.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
If the answer to any of these is no, the gap lies in your operations, not your marketing.
—Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
If the answer to the latter question is yes, the answer to the former will be more likely to be yes as well.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Could this one little package be the answer to all my high-protein breakfast prayers?
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 14 May 2025
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
If the answer to any of these is no, the gap lies in your operations, not your marketing.
—Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
If the answer to the latter question is yes, the answer to the former will be more likely to be yes as well.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Could this one little package be the answer to all my high-protein breakfast prayers?
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 14 May 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 20 May. 2025.
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