answer to (something)
idiom
: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
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The answer to the first question is to be determined.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
So night 2 was destined to provide at least a partial answer to the question: What will be standardized from night-to-night now through the close of the eight-weekend run, and what will be variable?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 May 2024
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
So night 2 was destined to provide at least a partial answer to the question: What will be standardized from night-to-night now through the close of the eight-weekend run, and what will be variable?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 May 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 29 May. 2024.
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