answer to (something)
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: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
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However, Shenault can’t be counted out, considering the Bills liked him during his draft year and view him as a potential answer to their kick return questions.
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Set on a futuristic sci-fi world, the games played similarly to Doom, serving as Apple’s answer to the first-person juggernaut that had taken PC by storm.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
The report did not have an answer to the question of why DC Studios had chosen to put the film on the chopping block; only that the budget was supposedly not a major issue.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The move would have affected items sold on Haul, Amazon’s answer to Chinese discount retailer Temu, which offers apparel, home goods and other items priced at $20 or less.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Set on a futuristic sci-fi world, the games played similarly to Doom, serving as Apple’s answer to the first-person juggernaut that had taken PC by storm.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
The report did not have an answer to the question of why DC Studios had chosen to put the film on the chopping block; only that the budget was supposedly not a major issue.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The move would have affected items sold on Haul, Amazon’s answer to Chinese discount retailer Temu, which offers apparel, home goods and other items priced at $20 or less.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
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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 11 May. 2025.
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