come after
phrasal verb
came after; come after; coming after; comes after
: to chase (someone) : to try to find or capture (someone you want to hurt or punish)
They're worried that the government might be coming after them.
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Together with period news clips and vintage ads, these elements both evoke an era and the spirit of two artists at a crossroads, questioning what comes after revolution.
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Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
The move comes after 11 host cities for the men’s soccer tournament in the United States requested Congress fund around $400 million for transit improvements.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025
The agreement came after more than two weeks of increasingly fraught negotiations between representatives of more than 190 countries in the port city of Belém, known as the gateway to the Amazon.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
The Mexican model's victory came after a Miss Universe Organization executive berated her and a judge resigned from the pageant's panel.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
The move comes after 11 host cities for the men’s soccer tournament in the United States requested Congress fund around $400 million for transit improvements.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025
The agreement came after more than two weeks of increasingly fraught negotiations between representatives of more than 190 countries in the port city of Belém, known as the gateway to the Amazon.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
The Mexican model's victory came after a Miss Universe Organization executive berated her and a judge resigned from the pageant's panel.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Come after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20after. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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