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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Private Space is Android 15's answer to keeping your personal or sensitive apps away from prying eyes.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
If the Olympics had gone poorly, the answer to this question probably would have been the 2-0 loss to Mexico at the W Gold Cup.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The answer to that question is a very surprising yes.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Is the greens powder the answer to our health woes?
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
If the Olympics had gone poorly, the answer to this question probably would have been the 2-0 loss to Mexico at the W Gold Cup.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The answer to that question is a very surprising yes.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Is the greens powder the answer to our health woes?
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
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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 2 Jan. 2025.
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