answering

verb

Definition of answeringnext
present participle of answer
1
as in responding
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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Relevance

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2
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point sorry, I haven't seen anyone answering to that description

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3
as in fulfilling
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 solving
to find an answer for through reasoning try to answer this riddle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for answering
  1. responding
  2. corresponding
  3. fulfilling
  4. solving
  5. replying
  6. coinciding
  7. keeping
  8. unraveling
Verb
  • American was responding to comments on X as numerous users posted there, as well as on Bluesky and Facebook.
    Abhijith Ganapavaram and Utkarsh Shetti, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Take a moment to verify the request through official channels before responding.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of responding
Verb
  • The company was able to automate and tailor review responses to streamline operations and deliver on-time customer care with vastly less intervention from local managers, leading to an increase in review response rate with a corresponding 55% reduction in employee time spent responding to reviews.
    Afif Khoury, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The story is broken into three chapters signalled by title cards, each corresponding to a tantrum thrown by the protagonist, Prescott.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • Women Genuinely Enjoy Their Own Company Society tends to view coupled individuals as happier and more fulfilled than single people, even when single people have meaningful relationships and genuinely fulfilling lives.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Ultimately, Deadpool & Wolverine provides a fulfilling and happy goodbye to all those pieces.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of fulfilling
Verb
  • Speech recognition, learning and planning, and problem solving are some of the fundamental tasks that computers equipped with artificial intelligence and machine learning are supposed to perform.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That approach helps students focus on solving real-life problems.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of solving
Verb
  • Many of us listen with the intention of replying rather than truly understanding.
    Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Engage directly with the audiences that interact with influencer content by replying to comments, answering questions and resharing posts.
    Deepak Bansal, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of replying
Verb
  • And, coinciding with the holiday, the space station could easily double as Santa's sleigh to innocent eyes.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The study show that a major volcanic pulse occurred about 30,000 years before the impact, coinciding with at least a 5 degrees cooling of the climate.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will bring more cold and mostly cloudy conditions, keeping the holiday season feeling wintery — but nothing as disruptive as the snow and ice seen throughout southeast Michigan Monday night.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bowles said Monday morning the Bucs remain focused on the task at hand, and that’s preparing for this week’s game against the Panthers at Raymond James Stadium while keeping an eye on the Sunday night game, in which the Falcons visit the Commanders.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • But Forbes reported that unraveling TikTok from ByteDance will be all but impossible, and more recently, found that if TikTok is banned, Americans’ data could flow back to China.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Jack eventually saves Santa and defeats Oogie by unraveling his cloth, revealing a squirming pile of insects.
    Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of unraveling
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