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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
Some thinkers doubt that the question is even answerable, while others think the theory is impossible – like a 2025 paper arguing that no purely algorithmic system can explain the universe.
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Rizwan Virk, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
Also, sources familiar with Madrid’s internal discussions say that the current hierarchy wants to ensure that decisions such as hiring or firing the coach and player transfers would always be made by the board, which is ultimately answerable to the socios.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Co-ops are, by comparison, free agents, answerable to their customers who double mostly as their regulators.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
This non-departmental public body, answerable to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, has by and large come through the last 15 years with its reputation intact.
—Ian King, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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Rizwan Virk, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
Also, sources familiar with Madrid’s internal discussions say that the current hierarchy wants to ensure that decisions such as hiring or firing the coach and player transfers would always be made by the board, which is ultimately answerable to the socios.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Co-ops are, by comparison, free agents, answerable to their customers who double mostly as their regulators.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
This non-departmental public body, answerable to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, has by and large come through the last 15 years with its reputation intact.
—Ian King, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for answerable
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The minors, according to the letter, identified the school's director, who is a dual American-Guinean citizen, and three other administrators, as responsible for the abuses.—
MARK BANCHEREAU THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Assembly of Experts — Iran’s deliberative body responsible for selecting the nation’s supreme leader — selected Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain leader, to succeed his father, who had been in power for more than thirty years.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Coordinated Set Identification Service (CSIS) allows two earbuds—or two hearing aids—to be discovered and managed as a coordinated set rather than independently, with resolvable identifiers and set‑level locks.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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Are the contradictions and chaos of anyone’s life resolvable?—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
6 Jan. 2026
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After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, 12 jurors are listening to closing arguments before deciding whether social media companies should be liable for harm caused to children using their platforms.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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The insurance would be used to cover legal fees if an officer is found liable for a wrongful injury or death, instead of tapping into the city’s General Fund budget.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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All of their most feasible two-way tiebreakers were sorted out in the process.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Cho believes that EyeDAR's combination of compact, low-cost, non-complex architecture with ultrafast analog processing makes widespread deployment across roads and highways feasible.—
Etiido Uko
March 14,
New Atlas,
14 Mar. 2026
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Flagstaff, Arizona — For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward – specific inanimate objects.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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It should be understood that ESPN valued Tirico, but lacked an urgency to retain him that is still not fully explainable.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Gray noted that some water-soluble vitamins, including certain B vitamins, may be lost during straining.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
12 Mar. 2026
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In turn, soluble fiber can help lower cholesterol by binding to it in the digestive tract and promoting its removal.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
11 Mar. 2026
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Throughout its 17 years, bitcoin has been defined by cycles—booms and busts that are sometimes explicable and sometimes not.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Strange and not entirely explicable things are nowadays happening in the world of wind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
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Simplifying systemic issues into solvable weekly crimes has been a major issue, particularly for Black Americans.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
3 Mar. 2026
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There are at least three solvable issues that have driven Appian's discount.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Answerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answerable. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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