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short answer

NOUN
back talk
Synonyms
WEAK
back answer backchat cheek comeback guff insolence insult lip mouth nasty reply rejoinder retort return riposte sass sauce

Example Sentences

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The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

So — circling back to my short answer — you could possibly do a little of both.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The "short answer is we don't know for sure" what actually led to the reduction in size of Rosie's biggest tumour, said Pall Thordarson, director of UNSW's RNA institute which created the vaccine.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

But the book also provides perhaps the single best short answer to a central question about what opera actually is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The short answer is: quite a lot . . . almost.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir