answer the door

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: to open the door to see who is knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell
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Dallas police said the suspect made the food order to lure the victim to answer the door and shot him. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 Guests answer the door to a hotel robot delivering food to their room. — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026 His wife’s mom even traveled to Kentucky from Michigan to check on her daughter, court filings state, but Tyler Hern didn’t answer the door. — Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025 Either way, one option for preventing pop-ins is to refuse to answer the door. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for answer the door

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“Answer the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/answer%20the%20door. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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