Answer and Support

Answer

Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

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Support and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Support" instead the word "Answer" as a noun or a verb.

Support noun - A structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else.

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Answer and support are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead the word "Support" as a noun or a verb.

best	best answer	best support
better	better answer	better support
direct	direct answer	direct support
proper	proper answer	proper support
Other adjectives: popular, powerful, real, general, possible, official, soviet.

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
Happens in Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 4, wherein Gabe asks why the lands of Underhell is not falling when there is nothing to support it, the answer is simply that a wizard did it.

Source: A Wizard Did It
There's no irrefutable evidence to support this, but it's clearly meant to be the answer.

Source: Never Suicide

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