answered

verb

Definition of answerednext
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 Synonyms for answered
  1. replied
  2. fulfilled
  3. solved
  4. responded
  5. agreed
  6. unraveled
  7. coincided
  8. kept
Verb
  • Howard was the only candidate who replied to The Republic's survey, which sought the candidates' views on key issues that have recently animated the state Legislature.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement All candidates replied.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of replied
Verb
  • The team also discovered that about 15% of adults fulfilled the criteria for functional iron deficiency, which occurs when the iron in the body is stored away but not readily available for use.
    Lauryn Higgins, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For Landry, who was elected on an anti-crime platform, the law’s passage fulfilled a campaign pledge.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of fulfilled
Verb
  • The hard technical problems have basically been solved—all that’s left now are the details, which will surely be worked out through market competition and old-fashioned entrepreneurship.
    David Karpf, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But for the most part, automakers have solved that problem, the new study shows.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of solved
Verb
  • In an anonymous poll conducted by The Athletic, 65 of 109 players responded negatively to the idea of wearing Guardian Caps in games.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Poggio al Tesoro responded by initiating around-the-clock efforts to bring in the remainder of their fruit.
    Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of responded
Verb
  • The municipal government of Lima, Peru, agreed to pay $6 million for the fleet to support a line between Lima and the district of Lurigancho-Chosica.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • In a statement, Brentwood police Chief Timothy Herbert said the city agreed to settle the lawsuit to avoid further litigation and appeal costs.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • The spontaneous plan unraveled flawlessly with Dutcher saved without a single injury, according to Minnesota State Patrol.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But starting in the early years of this century, as the Oslo peace process unraveled and violence flared again, democratic progress stagnated, then declined.
    Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of unraveled
Verb
  • Israel pivots north Israel’s pivot from Gaza toward Lebanon coincided with the July 31, 2024, assassination of Hamas’ political bureau chairman, Haniyeh, during his stay in Tehran.
    Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The team also observed short, intense bursts of gamma radiation from thunderstorms—similar to those originally detected by NASA satellites—which almost always coincided with lightning strikes.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of coincided
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  • To execute their extraordinary calculations, quantum computers need to be kept inside large cooling devices to prevent them from overheating.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Becker himself initially did not know the owl’s location, which was kept secret by Valentin’s family.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of kept
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