Answer and Prove

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Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

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Prove is an antonym for answer in reply topic.

Prove verb - To show the existence or truth of by evidence.

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Answer is an antonym for prove.

Nearby Words: proved, proven, proving, provable

name	answer name	prove name
problem	answer problem	prove problem
death	answer death	prove death
time	answer time	prove time
Other words: way, challenge, wrong, threat, points.

The answer: "You are in a helicopter." Ironically, the answer does prove useful, since a skyscraper filled with people who all play by this trope can only be the Microsoft tech support building.

Source: Mathematician's Answer
When this happens, a klaxon goes off and the answer appears on the huge screens in the studio to prove that it was expected.

Source: Improbably Predictable
Indio brushes it off as a joke and accepts him anyway, calling it "the one answer that would prove [Manco's] allright".

Source: Film / For a Few Dollars More

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