answer to (something)
idiom
: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
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After realizing that this combination was the answer to a glaring market void, the team started offering its services to fellow local businesses and friends.
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The answer to this question was recently answered by two courts in different states (New Jersey and Kentucky) on two consecutive days, and which reached the same conclusion.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
During the interview, the actress admitted that her previous marriages had influenced her answer to the proposal.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 June 2025
JPMorgan analysts might also have the answer to that question.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 6 June 2025
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The answer to this question was recently answered by two courts in different states (New Jersey and Kentucky) on two consecutive days, and which reached the same conclusion.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
During the interview, the actress admitted that her previous marriages had influenced her answer to the proposal.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 June 2025
JPMorgan analysts might also have the answer to that question.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 6 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 11 Jun. 2025.
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