answer to (something)
idiom
: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
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Crypto enthusiasts believe the answer to that question is yes.
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
If the answer to that question is no, then babysitting cannot be allowed.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The first, and most obvious, answer to this is that Conan O’Brien did a good job hosting the Academy Awards.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Viewers will have to wait to find out the answer to that query and whether Emmy will continue to stand by her man — though, judging by Emmy's tears throughout the teaser, in both cases that looks to be a yes.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
If the answer to that question is no, then babysitting cannot be allowed.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The first, and most obvious, answer to this is that Conan O’Brien did a good job hosting the Academy Awards.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Viewers will have to wait to find out the answer to that query and whether Emmy will continue to stand by her man — though, judging by Emmy's tears throughout the teaser, in both cases that looks to be a yes.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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