answer to (something)
idiom
: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
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But the answer to the biggest question remains elusive: Why?
Cut through the 2024 election noise.
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Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
The answer to this question has nothing to do with multiple orgasms, and everything to do with tattoos and crows-feet.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 18 July 2024
The correct answer to the pop quiz is A., 100 ppm for accessible parts of the stroller, according to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 17 July 2024
The Left’s answer to the focus on President Biden’s debilitated state is — to paraphrase the old gibe about Rudy Giuliani’s tendency to bring everyone back to September 11 — a noun, a verb, an overheated adjective, and Project 2025.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 17 July 2024
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Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
The answer to this question has nothing to do with multiple orgasms, and everything to do with tattoos and crows-feet.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 18 July 2024
The correct answer to the pop quiz is A., 100 ppm for accessible parts of the stroller, according to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 17 July 2024
The Left’s answer to the focus on President Biden’s debilitated state is — to paraphrase the old gibe about Rudy Giuliani’s tendency to bring everyone back to September 11 — a noun, a verb, an overheated adjective, and Project 2025.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 17 July 2024
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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 26 Jul. 2024.
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