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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
Whoever is managing the Vatican Bank is ultimately answerable to a U.S. citizen.
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Like every member of the General Assembly, Stewart essentially is an independent contractor answerable to the voters, not an employee who can be fired or have their pay docked by the House leadership.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
But all of this avoids the challenges of a magical realism where questions about the purpose of poetry, theater, political resistance, life and legacy are answerable only by dying.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
How to clean jewelry, then, should be an easily answerable and well-attended to question within your fashion vocabulary.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Like every member of the General Assembly, Stewart essentially is an independent contractor answerable to the voters, not an employee who can be fired or have their pay docked by the House leadership.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
But all of this avoids the challenges of a magical realism where questions about the purpose of poetry, theater, political resistance, life and legacy are answerable only by dying.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
How to clean jewelry, then, should be an easily answerable and well-attended to question within your fashion vocabulary.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for answerable
Adjective
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Your eyes do a remarkably good job of seeing in low-light conditions, thanks in part to what’s known as rhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein found in the retina of the eye—specifically in the rod cells, which are responsible for our ability to see at night.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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The shortage was exacerbated when Hurricane Helene flooded a Baxter manufacturing plant in Marion, N.C. last fall what was responsible for 60 percent of the IV fluid in the country.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
8 Aug. 2025
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As a result, teams found violating the rule are liable to receive a penalty.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Tesla was found partially liable in a wrongful death lawsuit in a federal court in Miami today.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If that’s not feasible, then make the contribution the following year equal to the private-sector contribution this year.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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At an April townhall meeting, residents demanded a development moratorium be placed on the area, but Graham said that isn’t feasible.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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Oats also contain fiber, iron, and beta-glucan, a soluble fiber supporting heart and digestive health.4 Soybeans are an excellent source of protein.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
29 July 2025
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Foods richer in soluble fiber include apples, bananas, citrus fruits, barley, carrots, oats, beans and psyllium, which derives from the husks of seeds of the Plantago ovata plant, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 July 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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This particular simulation, co-designed by me and my co-instructor, was solvable.—
Thomas Posey,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Bob Hanna, owner of Three Veterans redemption center in New Milford, believes that the problem of fraudulent returns is only solvable with technology.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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“Answerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answerable. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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