answer to (something)
idiom
: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
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Trump alleged that the network's editing of her answer to a question about Israel and Gaza amounted to election fraud; media lawyers and First Amendment scholars almost universally say the case should be dismissed on Constitutional free speech protections.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 27 May 2025
The answer to this question is tricky, and deeply personal.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
One of the largest criminal investigations in US history tried and failed to find the answer to who had poisoned the pills.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The men answer to each other, their cause, and, crucially, themselves.
—Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 27 May 2025
The answer to this question is tricky, and deeply personal.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
One of the largest criminal investigations in US history tried and failed to find the answer to who had poisoned the pills.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The men answer to each other, their cause, and, crucially, themselves.
—Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 26 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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