as in to supplement
to add to or continue (something) with something similar
She followed up her first book with a sequel.
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as in sequel
something that continues or completes a process or activity
A week after the story broke, the newspaper printed a follow-up. As a follow-up to last week's show, tonight we'll show the other side of the story.
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Recent Examples of follow up
Wilson Beaver and Ka’von Johnson/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Golf’s biggest draw followed up his two-comma debut with a Week 4 match against McIlroy’s crew that averaged 864,000 viewers, and while his two subsequent appearances held less sway (546,000 viewers in Week 6 and 500,000 on Tuesday night), the deliveries far outstripped ESPN’s usual bill of fare.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Lastly, most clinics in Turkey provide VIP packages covering consultation and pre-op tests, the hair transplant procedure, hotel accommodation (usually 4–5 stars), transportation (airport to hotel and clinic), and post-operative care and follow-ups.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
No one followed up, and the veteran fell through the cracks.
All this from a system on which the VA is spending $50 billion or more.
—Wilson Beaver and Ka’von Johnson/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Golf’s biggest draw followed up his two-comma debut with a Week 4 match against McIlroy’s crew that averaged 864,000 viewers, and while his two subsequent appearances held less sway (546,000 viewers in Week 6 and 500,000 on Tuesday night), the deliveries far outstripped ESPN’s usual bill of fare.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
In this personal, intimate three-decade-spanning epic — Sorrentino’s follow-up to 2021’s lauded The Hand of God — a young Parthenope comes of age amid the backdrop of family turmoil and tragedy, pursuing a life of education and wonder.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Lastly, most clinics in Turkey provide VIP packages covering consultation and pre-op tests, the hair transplant procedure, hotel accommodation (usually 4–5 stars), transportation (airport to hotel and clinic), and post-operative care and follow-ups.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follow up
Verb
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There are plenty of ways that AI can be used to supplement and enhance human learning, in both business and personal applications.—
Brady Gilliam,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Ending unnecessary subscriptions, or other forms of entertainment can help people supplement their emergency budget.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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Split Fiction jumps back and forth between sci-fi and fantasy gameplay in a uniquely creative way that according to these reviews, is simply unlike anything else in this industry that is endlessly trying to clone big genres or just keep pumping out sequels.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The early pickup for the Criminal Minds sequel comes ahead of the crime drama’s Season 3 premiere, which has been set for May 8, followed by weekly drops on Thursdays.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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Other demands included: Enforcing existing disciplinary policies, such as completing disciplinary proceedings — expulsion or multi-year suspension — for pro-Palestinian student protesters.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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After a decade of work, Braverman had completed it all.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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For much of that extraordinary season, when Newcastle also finished fourth in the Premier League, Isak and Wilson pushed each other on, but for the final, neither was in prime shape.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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While Scheffler was on the practice range waiting for the final group to finish, Clark had a 16-foot birdie putt that would have forced a playoff.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Success in this new landscape depends on maintaining high-quality standards while effectively harnessing AI's capabilities to enhance and expand data resources.—
Deepak Yadav,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The speaker’s proposal would expand eligibility to 100% of the State Median Income, or up to $128,000 for a family of the same size, a Council source said.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Follow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follow%20up. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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