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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Comeback stories don’t usually start with taking home gold at the Olympics, but Lee’s triumphs in Tokyo three years ago came after Biles unexpectedly withdrew from the competition.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Israel began ground incursions in Lebanon on Tuesday and the strike on Beirut earlier today comes after Iran fired roughly 180 ballistic missiles at Israel earlier this week.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
The deaths came after an earlier announcement of the first Israeli combat death in Lebanon since the start of the incursion -- a 22-year-old captain in a commando brigade.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The addition of Peacock to the Spectrum TV lineup comes after Charter inked similar deals for Disney+ and ESPN+, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max and Discovery+, Paramount Global’s Paramount+ and BET+, AMC Networks’ AMC+ and TelevisaUnivision’s Vix.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Israel began ground incursions in Lebanon on Tuesday and the strike on Beirut earlier today comes after Iran fired roughly 180 ballistic missiles at Israel earlier this week.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
The deaths came after an earlier announcement of the first Israeli combat death in Lebanon since the start of the incursion -- a 22-year-old captain in a commando brigade.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The addition of Peacock to the Spectrum TV lineup comes after Charter inked similar deals for Disney+ and ESPN+, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max and Discovery+, Paramount Global’s Paramount+ and BET+, AMC Networks’ AMC+ and TelevisaUnivision’s Vix.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Come after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20after. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.
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