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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

The short answer is more than even the optimists dared hope for.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 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 I have no idea. Nobody knows,” said Adrian Ash, director of research at BullionVault.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

These were the sorts of questions we would either discuss in class or write a short answer to.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah