Answer
Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.
Usage example: didn't answer right away when the detective asked him where he'd been for the last three hours
Examine
Examine verb - To put a series of questions to.
Both words in one sentence
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Take a Third Option: When you examine the Magicant machine, you are given two choices: "Kill the monster" and the text box border (which the game tells you to pick a "real answer").
Source: Video Game / The Halloween Hack -
In short, when trying to examine an incident to figure out why it happened, a simple answer involving the commonplace and reasonable is more likely to be correct.
Source: Occam's Razor -
Mercy Kill: Poor Luke... Mood Dissonance: When Jeannine is presented with a rock wall to examine, try choosing the answer of Whoop-dee-shit. Monster eyes flash, then Sara spins, falls over, and accidentally chucks her gun away.
Source: Video Game / The Longing Ribbon
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