answered

verb

past tense of answer
1
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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2
as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point sorry, I haven't seen anyone answering to that description

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3
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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4
as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning try to answer this riddle

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Recent Examples of answered Purdue cut its deficit to 10 with a three-point play from former UConn target Caden Pierce three minutes into the second half, but Demary answered with his own physical finish, plus a free throw, at the other end. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026 For about 30 minutes, Stacy Garrity answered every question KDKA-TV's Josh Taylor asked her about her campaign for governor, including one concerning a political ad about incumbent Josh Shapiro. — Josh Taylor, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Output Is What Happens, Impact Is What Changes Output is tasks completed, projects shipped, meetings held and Slack messages answered. — Ben Plomion, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Kotthaus answered that it was disseminated intravascular coagulation—a blood-clotting disorder. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately for Tampa, Milwaukee answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the first. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The Titans answered when Tony Pollard scored his career high-tying third TD with 58 seconds remaining. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 When Cleveland trimmed the lead to 3-1 in the sixth inning, Tampa answered with a two-run homer by Junior Caminero in the seventh. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026 Still, many challenging open questions must be answered before the Many Worlds interpretation can be accepted as our best explanation for the measurement problem. — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for answered
  1. replied
  2. corresponded
  3. fulfilled
  4. solved
  5. responded
  6. agreed
  7. satisfied
  8. unraveled
Verb
  • Earlier may be possible, the doctor replied, if the skin around her surgical scar loosens.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In response to this, SpaceX founder Elon Musk replied that NASA’s safety panel estimate was not accurate.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of replied
Verb
  • The Rebbe corresponded with Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But his reputation was dealt a grievous blow by the Epstein files, which showed that Botstein corresponded closely with the late financier for years, including after Epstein’s conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of corresponded
Verb
  • Dellucci and his teammates had fulfilled their personal dreams and made history as the fastest franchise to win a World Series.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In 2020, Gaels owner Derrick Bachman fulfilled his dream of revamping a restaurant in his own vision when Brady’s Public House decided not to renew its lease at 5424 Troost Ave.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of fulfilled
Verb
  • The crows solved the task the same way primates do, using the same mathematical logic despite having a very different brain structure.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • So there’s a huge amount of that which was solved with lots of different trickery, and then some VFX.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of solved
Verb
  • About 30 minutes later, Fort Worth police responded to a gas station in the 6600 block of Brentwood Stair Road.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
  • When footage of a man being hit by federal immigration officers’ SUV in Northern California became public, the Department of Homeland Security responded by saying the man had jumped on the vehicle’s hood.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of responded
Verb
  • For decades, Democrats and Republicans alike have agreed that the terrorists in Tehran, who have been killing Americans for 47 years, cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow and Beijing last week have agreed to expand freight traffic along Arctic shipping corridors, increase services between their ports and deepen cooperation on building polar vessels.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • Some have questioned whether the 76ers can keep all of their stars satisfied this season, but Embiid believes the team can succeed without forcing its stars to make major sacrifices or drastically alter their playing styles.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Snapping open and shut the phone satisfied some deep, restless urge, and the same was true for the rotational flourish of the wrist involved in opening and closing the knife.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of satisfied
Verb
  • Before leaving his post in February 2025, Sams saw parts of his work unraveled by the current administration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • How Amazon’s plan unraveled In February, GW president Ellen Granberg announced the university had sold the campus, but did not initially identify the buyer or disclose the purchase price.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of unraveled

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