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as in replied
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
didn't answer right away when the detective asked him where he'd been for the last three hours
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as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
sorry, I haven't seen anyone answering to that description
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as in fulfilled
to do what is required by the terms of
I don't have a box cutter as such, but will this knife answer the purpose?
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as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
try to answer this riddle
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Recent Examples of answered
Emails sent to him and to ICE media were not answered.
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
The worker who answered the call was polite, friendly and efficient.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
Asked for his most indelible memory of Chara, on or off the ice, his former defense partner answered like most fans would.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Observer reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow, as well as columnist Scott Fowler, answered these questions and more in the latest podcast episode of Processing Blue.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
Have the producers’ prayers been answered?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Thompson answered with another trey on Dallas’ ensuing possession, but the Nets continued to battle to close the gap.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
His subsequent calls for workers’ strikes in strategic sectors weren’t answered on any scale.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Rosenberg told the publication that there are still certain questions that need to be answered as more people plan to head to space.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
The worker who answered the call was polite, friendly and efficient.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
Asked for his most indelible memory of Chara, on or off the ice, his former defense partner answered like most fans would.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Observer reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow, as well as columnist Scott Fowler, answered these questions and more in the latest podcast episode of Processing Blue.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
Have the producers’ prayers been answered?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Thompson answered with another trey on Dallas’ ensuing possession, but the Nets continued to battle to close the gap.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
His subsequent calls for workers’ strikes in strategic sectors weren’t answered on any scale.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Rosenberg told the publication that there are still certain questions that need to be answered as more people plan to head to space.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for answered
Verb
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The Sex and the City star replied after a fan wrote, 'F--- SJP' amid her Golden Globes honor.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Wirshba replied—drawing an objection from a defense lawyer, which was sustained by the judge.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The precocious young Goff corresponded with Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright early in his career.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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McDaniel’s first two seasons in Miami corresponded with a high-octane offense and back-to-back playoff berths for the first time since the early 2000s.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The paywall implementation follows intense backlash after the chatbot fulfilled requests to digitally remove clothing from photographs without subjects’ consent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The real issue is whether WBD’s Board has run a fair process and in the end will have fulfilled its most basic obligation to shareholders.—
Mark DesJardine,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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So much of filmmaking really is problem solving, and problems solved together.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Kroenke is the owner who solved the Rubik’s Cube that once seemed impossible.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Three people were arrested, and according to the motion, federal agents threatened to arrest county park staff who responded to the scene.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Sutherland, 59, was arrested shortly after midnight when officers responded to the scene near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood, according to LAPD officer Kevin Terzes.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The dispute was resolved after Singh agreed to provide additional context, explaining that the files were collaborative documents shared among participants through the messaging app Signal.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The state of Idaho asked the Supreme Court to hear the case, and this past summer the court agreed to review it.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gross satisfied an itch with his move to Dortmund, playing in the Champions League across 66 appearances, which included a goal and 15 assists, but Brighton is his spiritual home.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Yet, the season unraveled in 2025, due largely to injuries.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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But their plans to get back home have completely unraveled.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Answered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answered. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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