answers 1 of 2

noun

plural of answer
1
as in responses
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question the standard answer of "Fine, thank you" when asked, "How are you?"

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2
as in results
something attained by mental effort and especially by computation the answers to the odd-numbered problems are at the back of the book

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3
as in reactions
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior a cold stare was her withering answer to that gratuitous insult

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answers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of answer
1
as in replies
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 corresponds
to be in agreement on every point sorry, I haven't seen anyone answering to that description

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3
as in fulfills
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 solves
to find an answer for through reasoning try to answer this riddle

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Recent Examples of answers
Noun
Ultimately, Kipe said, the podcast is about helping others who are looking for answers. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026 Helping other families Their experience seeking answers in Amy’s case and hearing other families describe similar struggles, prompted Shawn and Angie to consider starting a nonprofit years ago. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 The next challenge is ensuring that these advances translate into earlier answers, more accurate diagnoses, and better outcomes for everyone affected by the disease. — Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026 The answers depend on how services are operated and the commitments companies are prepared to make. — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 But Nieder doesn’t think this means an avian brain is just wired to produce answers on a timer. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 Another mark of a stellar clue writer is the ability to turn three-letter, flyover answers into highlights. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 My job is to ask the questions, get answers and let the audience decide for themselves. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 And defensive coordinator Corey Batoon had few answers for Trinidad Chambliss (256 total yards, 4 TDs) and the Rebels. — Pj Green october 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
Chigurh kills Wells in his hotel room and then answers a call from Moss intended for Wells. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026 There, the esteemed man himself answers the respectful but probing questions of journalists. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 Cole even rides her bike around and answers visitors’ questions. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026 But the press secretary also answers to the public, says former Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026 Our sports team delivered tremendous coverage that answers that question and many more. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 And even with the outreach required by CMS, not everyone answers phone calls from unknown numbers or opens their mail or emails. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Organizations haven’t settled who answers for the mistakes that slip through. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 When Waits sings about the woman’s raincoat and suitcase, Duke answers with a twinkling tumble of notes. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for answers
  1. responses
  2. results
  3. reactions
  4. replies
  5. corresponds
  6. fulfills
  7. solves
  8. solutions
Noun
  • PwC’s 2026 Global CEO Survey, based on responses from 4,454 CEOs across 95 countries and territories, found that 56% had realized neither revenue nor cost benefits from AI.
    — Kelvin Cheema, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The goal of the center, a senior official told Chelsea, is to get to the bottom of why some people’s immune systems have more robust responses than others, and to learn more about diseases, as well as ways to make vaccines more safe and effective.
    — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of responses
Noun
  • The results suggest that manufacturers could shorten a costly production stage without sacrificing the battery performance measured during testing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Associated Press says GOP officials are worried that Libertarian candidates can siphon off votes in close elections across the country, making a difference in results come Tuesday night.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of results
Noun
  • The company said Cheerios and Ziploc receive hundreds of thousands of requests, comments and reactions annually about cereal packaging.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Designing antibodies against allergies Divergence Labs is developing a treatment that targets immunoglobulin E (IgE), an antibody involved in allergic reactions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of reactions
Verb
  • The automation should end when the customer replies, books, declines, becomes unqualified or needs a decision from a person.
    — Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The video then shows Duff taking off her earpiece and saying something to her bandmate, who replies with an unsure gesture.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of replies
Verb
  • Sensory input signals go through the brainstem before being directed to the center of the brain that corresponds to that sense.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Neither corresponds to any investigation, case, incident, or call for service.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of corresponds
Verb
  • Securing public money for them raises issues over church-state separation but fulfills a longstanding goal for Christian conservatives, who lobbied for this funding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Ashley Gearhardt, who studies and treats food addiction at the University of Michigan, points out that social media fulfills our base need for socialization in the same way that ultraprocessed products fulfill our need for food.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • But Rodrigues believes technology can augment traditional teaching methods by examining how a student solves an algebra problem or structures a piece of writing and identifying learning gaps.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Schrodinger’s manuscript also solves the problem that arises after the first measurement, where the distribution changes.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of solves
Noun
  • The conjecture predicts that for the curve xa = yb, a count of the matrix solutions will always collapse into a Rogers-Ramanujan-type identity.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Scaling membranes for extraction The next challenge is incorporating the channels into larger membranes capable of processing significant quantities of lithium-containing solutions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of solutions

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“Answers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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