answer to (something)
idiom
: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
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Often, the answer to better performance lies not in crafting a new strategy but in executing the current one more effectively.
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Marius Ivanauskas, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The answer to this question goes deeper into the systems' performance.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
Silicon Valley’s answer to the Smithsonian announced Wednesday that its new CEO will be Marc Etkind, who served as the space agency’s associate administrator of communications from 2021 until this past January.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
In his actions and rhetoric, Trump seems to emphasize the reduction of supply as the answer to the fentanyl crisis.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Marius Ivanauskas, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The answer to this question goes deeper into the systems' performance.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
Silicon Valley’s answer to the Smithsonian announced Wednesday that its new CEO will be Marc Etkind, who served as the space agency’s associate administrator of communications from 2021 until this past January.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
In his actions and rhetoric, Trump seems to emphasize the reduction of supply as the answer to the fentanyl crisis.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 17 Feb. 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 27 Feb. 2025.
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