Answer for
Answer for verb - Furnish a justifying analysis or explanation.
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Synonyms for Answer for
Clear and answer for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Clear" instead a verb "Answer for".
Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Answer for and clear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer for" instead a verb "Clear".
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Ricky makes it clear that if Wade so much as looks at another guy, he'll have Ricky to answer for.
Source: Moral Myopia -
The Legacy Virus was meant to stay active until they found a cure for AIDS but it became a Plot Tumor when the writers had no clear answer for why scientific geniuses like Reed Richards or Hank Pym couldn't find a cure.
Source: Superman Stays out of Gotham
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