Synonyms for answer for
an·swer for

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1. account, answer forverb

   furnish a justifying analysis or explanation

   "I can't account for the missing money"

   Synonyms:
   report, describe, account, calculate

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1. Kenneth Nova:

   Someone’s got to answer for this. Someone let the ball drop very, very far.

2. Josh Hawley:

   The whole immigration system is a disaster, and Claire McCaskill should answer for that : Claire McCaskill's been in D.C. for over a decade and Claire McCaskill has shown zero leadership to secure the border, stop sanctuary cities, or protect American workers, nobody wants to see children and parents separated, just like no one should want to see illegal drugs and gangs pouring across our border. But none of that will change until Claire McCaskill and the D.C. crowd take some responsibility and build the wall and secure the border.

3. Ariel Dedolph:

   I know a number of Shultises in Woodstock and I don't think this should change anybody's individual perspective, they're overwhelmingly nice folks. This situation stands on its own as far as I'm concerned and the parties that are involved will have to answer for whatever transgressions they may have committed.

4. Marc Ambinder:

   In the United States, the idea of a deep state offends our common notions of representative government and transparency, so it’s easy to use the term as a weapon against enemies and as a catch-all explanation when things don’t go the way they ought to. This is dangerous because we live in our bubbles, and we are less likely to accept the non-conspiratorial answer for something if it doesn’t fit for our preconceptions.

5. Beth Moore:

   We know this is wrong.We know it is outrageous, but we dont want to make our fellow whites mad. If they believe their white skin affords them privileges darker skin does not get, its time to make them mad. We will stand before God and answer for our silence.