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as in response
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
the standard answer of "Fine, thank you" when asked, "How are you?"
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2
as in result
something attained by mental effort and especially by computation
the answers to the odd-numbered problems are at the back of the book
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as in reaction
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior
a cold stare was her withering answer to that gratuitous insult
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as in to respond
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 to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
sorry, I haven't seen anyone answering to that description
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as in to fulfil
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 to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
try to answer this riddle
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Recent Examples of answer
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Netflix’s Australian answer to Yellowstone, Territory was canceled after one season.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 May 2025
Justin Worland, Time, 2 May 2025
That's always been part of my natural instinct to answer when in a situation.
—Brittany Talarico, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Noun
Atkins, asked if Varsho is next on the extension list, stepped around a concrete answer while leaving the door open.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Netflix’s Australian answer to Yellowstone, Territory was canceled after one season.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 May 2025
Verb
Nonetheless, as much as the country’s electric grid is a selling point, Brazil still has questions to answer.
—Justin Worland, Time, 2 May 2025
That's always been part of my natural instinct to answer when in a situation.
—Brittany Talarico, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for answer
Noun
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Last month, in response to Trump’s 145% tariffs on good from China, Beijing responded by vowing to reduce the number of U.S. movies imported into the country.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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The Justice Department announced the decision in a filing April 25 in U.S. district court in Massachusetts, where a lawsuit had been filed in response to the terminations.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
Noun
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The result is a string of entrepreneurial successes that continues to reverberate across some of the most critical areas of the 21st-century business landscape.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Both Microsoft and Meta will report quarterly results after the bell Wednesday. — CNBC’s Sean Conlon, Pia Singh, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Kevin Breuninger, Annie Palmer, Jordan Novet, Jonathan Vanian and Amelia Lucas contributed to this report.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Days later, following a negative market reaction, the administration announced a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariffs, though the baseline rate remained.—
James Bickerton
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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How to Stream the Oscar-Winning Movie Social media users shared humorous reactions to the scene of the curious seagulls.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 May 2025
Verb
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In one exchange, Waltz is seen in screenshots of the chats to respond to news of an airstrike with emojis of an American flag, fire and a fist.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Denholm was responding to a report in the Wall Street Journal that said board members had reached out to several hiring firms to work on a formal process for finding a new Tesla CEO.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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And consider this: From 1969 to the present, 15 of the 20 Supreme Court appointments have been by Republican presidents, even though the Democratic nominees had won the national popular vote in a majority of the corresponding elections.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Following the murder of her best friend, she’s forced to outrun the mob in her 1969 Plymouth Barracuda, traversing the byways of America while solving murders along the way.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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Some companies may pivot to domestic manufacturing, but this transition takes time and may not solve the issue.—
Rytis Lauris,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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So what happened between Netflix, Universal, and the Alda camp’s initial replies to Vulture and Fey’s sharing of the good news?—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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Bill Belichick, the erstwhile special-teams assistant, once delivered a sensational, 10-minute reply to a question about how long snappers became obligatory virtuosos.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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There are other solutions for debt, including a debt management plan through a credit counselor, debt settlement or a consolidation loan.—
Liz Weston,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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“Answer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answer. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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