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as in responsible
being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so
you are answerable for your own conduct at all times
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as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
they say this equation is not answerable
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Recent Examples of answerable
How to clean jewelry, then, should be an easily answerable and well-attended to question within your fashion vocabulary.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
The question is answered and unanswered and answerable and unanswerable.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
Woodrow Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon might all have been answerable to those charges, and that’s just limiting ourselves to the 20th century.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
Independent agencies cannot be both neutral and fair enforcers of the law and simultaneously only answerable to the president, Malloy said.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
The question is answered and unanswered and answerable and unanswerable.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
Woodrow Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon might all have been answerable to those charges, and that’s just limiting ourselves to the 20th century.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
Independent agencies cannot be both neutral and fair enforcers of the law and simultaneously only answerable to the president, Malloy said.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for answerable
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The industry is responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions, consumes over 141 billion cubic meters of water annually, and contributes 35% of ocean microplastics—issues Gen Z and Millennials seem to overlook.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Hamas is responsible for capturing 251 hostages in the attack, as well as four hostages that preceded the attack, according to the outlet.—
Mackenzie Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2025
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But Read could still be held liable for O’Keefe’s death in civil court.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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In a civil trial, Read would only be liable for monetary damages if she's found responsible for O'Keefe's death.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Transferring the manufacturing models used in emerging economies to the U.S. simply isn't feasible.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Measuring fetal testosterone exposure would require continuous monitoring of levels in the amniotic fluid, which isn’t feasible.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Overnight Oats Overnight oats are easy to prepare and high in a kind of soluble fiber called beta-glucan, which may lower heart disease risk factors like high cholesterol and blood pressure.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
16 June 2025
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Then there is the fruit's signature nutrient profile: 3 grams of fiber—one-third of which is soluble fiber known to reduce cholesterol—and 5 grams of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, which help lower LDL cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Jason Ritter plays Julian’s scenes in this episode with raw emotion, making the character’s choices more explicable, if not entirely forgivable.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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An extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws, and is therefore attributed to a divine agency?—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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In this framing, Earth’s challenges become just another set of engineering problems, solvable by recreating terrestrial conditions elsewhere.—
Dr. Alex Gold,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Traditional startups often begin with a market gap, but AI ventures require a deeper layer of validation: Is the problem solvable with AI?—
Rohit Anabheri,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Answerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answerable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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