answer to (something)

idiom

: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.

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Yost's opinion, which prompted a response from the ACLU of Ohio, was in an answer to a question from a fellow Republican, Mike Gmoser, Butler County's prosecutor of 14 years. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025 The answer to our electricity price and reliability challenges is abundance. Terry Jarrett, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2025 Today, at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, Emma Stone offered an answer to one omnipresent look. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2025 The Steelers' answer to mediocrity was to bring in 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for answer to (something)

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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 Sep. 2025.

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