answering

verb

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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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 answering These are anonymous and set up similar to a dating profile, with users selecting their preference in letter types (short and casual versus longer and conversational) and answering one of a handful of prompts to get a conversation starting. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Washington has started answering that question in policy, if not yet in practice. — Nick Herbert, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The danger of good dramatic acting roles is answering those questions. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 Choose the main channel, finish one task before answering everything, and give your attention fewer places to leak. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026 Brown then allegedly stopped answering phone calls and text messages. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Zuckerberg, Amodei and the rest are writing to each other—a closed loop of founders, investors and the reporters who cover them, each essay answering the last. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 Scientists have already become remarkably good at answering two other questions about cave art. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Technology is moving beyond reading text to describing entire scenes, answering questions and helping find objects. — Natalie Duddridge, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for answering
  1. responding
  2. corresponding
  3. fulfilling
  4. solving
  5. replying
  6. coinciding
  7. keeping
  8. unraveling
Verb
  • Wildfires continued to burn through parts of the Florida Everglades on Sunday, with the Florida Forest Service (FFS) responding to blazes in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Collier counties.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Cops responding to the area after the shooting found a window shattered by gunfire and a pool of blood inside Hakim’s, a nearby seasonal restaurant that neighbors say has become a teen hangout.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of responding
Verb
  • According to the University of Southampton, the cliff system stretched across regions corresponding to present-day Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Zeimetz, coincidentally or not, posted pictures at a Hammond restaurant and at a Joliet Slammers baseball game on those corresponding dates.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • Fast-forward three years and Suzuki is on the verge of fulfilling that ambition at Villa, after starring for his country at this summer’s World Cup.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • By extension, responding from this awareness may even help survivors understand their own reactions and experiences, which may ultimately aid their healing and ability to lead fulfilling lives.
    — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfilling
Verb
  • Building for agents means solving specific problems already on the table.
    — Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Ideally, our conversation at that time should’ve covered many other things, but because of this vibration issue, we were forced to focus solely on solving that.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of solving
Verb
  • Engage with your audience by replying to comments, answering questions and celebrating customer wins.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Krumholtz’s announcement got messages of support, and the actor continued the conversation, replying to fans.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of replying
Verb
  • These figures indicate no sudden break coinciding with the arrival of the iPhone, but a long, steady decline.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In 2025, medical centers reported a surge in cases with COVID-like symptoms between early August and throughout September, coinciding with students’ return to school.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • Hairstylist Justine Marjan also suggests keeping curly-coily hair slightly wet with water to help with detangling and pulling it back with a wide-tooth comb.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Beijing is a source of crucial economic support for Iran but has walked a cautious diplomatic line amid the US-Iran war, keeping communications open with players on both sides.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • Now researchers are using advanced imaging technology to look at the narwhal’s tusk in unprecedented detail—studying it in the hope of unraveling some of its mysteries.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Alex Cooper seems intent on unraveling some of the current relationships that have helped underpin her production company, Unwell.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of unraveling

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“Answering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answering. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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