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as in responsible
being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so
you are answerable for your own conduct at all times
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as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
they say this equation is not answerable
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Recent Examples of answerable
Finally, accountability refers to the publisher being answerable and responsible for their work, such as making corrections.
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Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Getting this message across to executives—answerable to shareholders—and trying to give them a path forward is hard.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Sep. 2024
The question about the existence (or not) of extraterrestrial life in the Milky Way may therefore be answerable only via an aggressive astronomical search for life itself.
—Mario Livio, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
Immaturity now struts in the public sphere, answerable to no one.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Getting this message across to executives—answerable to shareholders—and trying to give them a path forward is hard.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Sep. 2024
The question about the existence (or not) of extraterrestrial life in the Milky Way may therefore be answerable only via an aggressive astronomical search for life itself.
—Mario Livio, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
Immaturity now struts in the public sphere, answerable to no one.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for answerable
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However, her response states that because legislative bodies are not responsible for enforcing laws, she is blocked from speaking to lawmakers.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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As a rule, the person making the gift (not the recipient) is responsible for any applicable federal gift taxes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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She was found liable, in part, for the fatal shooting of Hutchins and was acquitted of a separate charge of tampering with evidence.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit argues that having cocaine and fentanyl on the premises of Willis’ home constituted a danger to David Harrington and his friends, for which Willis and Carson should be held liable.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Mar. 2025
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SpaceX believes that its combination of brawn and full reusability will finally make Mars settlement feasible for humanity.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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And military officials question whether such a force is feasible if the United States does not agree to back up the European effort in a crisis.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Summary Barley is a whole grain with high levels of a soluble fiber called beta-glucan.—
Kathi Valeii Published,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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Heavy rainfall can trigger the collapse of old mine shafts or infrastructure, though these cases are not technically sinkholes because the crater is not formed by the dissolution of soluble rocks, according to the British Geological Survey.—
Jenny Gross,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Gender, like art, Peters argues, is not always explicable.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
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Some of them are horrendous but explicable, like Novak Djokovic beating Gael Monfils in all 20 of their meetings; Rafael Nadal’s 18-0 record against Richard Gasquet and Roger Federer’s 17-0 against David Ferrer.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Structure loss in wildfires is a solvable problem, but the key is making mitigation technologies more affordable for retrofits and integrating them into building codes for new construction.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The first time to mark the items that impact you the most and then to mark things that might be solvable.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Answerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answerable. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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