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as in replied
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 corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
sorry, I haven't seen anyone answering to that description
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as in fulfilled
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 solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
try to answer this riddle
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Recent Examples of answered
Hobson said her prayers had been answered.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Towns has answered question after question about his offense, his shot attempts, his touches, his rhythm with team captain and All-Star guard Jalen Brunson.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Clips of her looking on as her father answered questions were all over social media.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The Buffalo News had answered a comparable question before.
—Lawrence Glickman, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
There was elegant defiance this week as Pat Riley in an opening statement answered the question before it could be asked at his annual season-ending media session.
—Greg Cote
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
While all three players answered correctly – Afrikaans and Zulu – Shahade ultimately walked away with the win.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Those questions will need to be answered in due course.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
None of them answered the questions posed by lawmakers.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Towns has answered question after question about his offense, his shot attempts, his touches, his rhythm with team captain and All-Star guard Jalen Brunson.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Clips of her looking on as her father answered questions were all over social media.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The Buffalo News had answered a comparable question before.
—Lawrence Glickman, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
There was elegant defiance this week as Pat Riley in an opening statement answered the question before it could be asked at his annual season-ending media session.
—Greg Cote
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
While all three players answered correctly – Afrikaans and Zulu – Shahade ultimately walked away with the win.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Those questions will need to be answered in due course.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
None of them answered the questions posed by lawmakers.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for answered
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Koch asked during the adorable encounter, to which Jack replied with a nod before giving the NASA astronaut a big hug.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Local citizens replied to the warning, suggesting Internet connections in the town were cut.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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McMahon corresponded with his professors.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Two greats of 17th-century math, Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, corresponded about the problem in a famous series of letters.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The grand Denver Derby Party is calling it quits, having fulfilled its mission of raising $5 million for the Sean Ranch Lough Foundation.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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The fun of the strategic planning, the beautiful and unique backdrop and the mix of Pitch Pines, maples and all kinds of other New England flora would leave me fulfilled lower score or not.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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And a Louisiana cop haunted for decades by a teen’s murder didn’t live long enough to see it be solved.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Why traditional enterprise software hasn’t solved it CRM systems, rebate portals, and ERP platforms manage transactions and program workflows effectively.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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On April 7, in far northwest suburban West Dundee, police responded to a local elementary school after several residents called 911 about someone in all-black clothing approaching a vehicle in the after-school pickup line carrying what turned out to be a toy gun.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The sheriff's office said deputies and troopers with the Michigan State Police responded to the community and saw the man looking through blinds from inside a home.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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After a Wisconsin breeding and animal research facility that housed thousands of beagles agreed to sell most of their animals, some of the dogs will be headed to the Chicago area.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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David Ross — the manager fired by Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer after Counsell agreed to a five-year, $40 million contract — has reemerged as an ESPN broadcaster and a co-host with Anthony Rizzo on a podcast reuniting members of the 2016 World Series team.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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What has followed, a decade plus of stunning hockey played by the most talented hockey player on earth, has satisfied all desires but the most important one.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Long after a clinical decision has set events in motion, a second system activates to verify whether the decision satisfied the rules.—
Holland Haynie,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The outreach quickly unraveled, however.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Game 1 unraveled in the sixth inning when, with runners on first and second and the score tied 1-1, Mets phenom Nolan McLean induced a potential double-play grounder off the bat of TJ Rumfield.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Answered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answered. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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