follow-on
adjective
fol·low-on
ˈfä-lō-ˌȯn 
-ˌän
: being or relating to something that follows as a natural or logical consequence, development, or progression
follow-on
noun
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Sustained momentum can signal growing investor conviction and may draw in follow-on buyers.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In a follow-on Truth Social post Friday, the president noted that Google has paid billions of dollars’ worth of fines to the EU in the past.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
The purpose of this follow-on mission, called OCO-3, was twofold: monitor carbon emissions at city scales with greater precision, and track changes in atmospheric concentrations of carbon throughout the course of a day.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
The follow-on Lenovo Legion Go S revised and simplified the machine slightly; it was joined by a SteamOS edition months later.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In a follow-on Truth Social post Friday, the president noted that Google has paid billions of dollars’ worth of fines to the EU in the past.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
The purpose of this follow-on mission, called OCO-3, was twofold: monitor carbon emissions at city scales with greater precision, and track changes in atmospheric concentrations of carbon throughout the course of a day.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
The follow-on Lenovo Legion Go S revised and simplified the machine slightly; it was joined by a SteamOS edition months later.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Follow-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow-on. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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