follow around
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: to go wherever (someone) goes
The little boy followed his mother around all day.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are always one of the more intriguing teams to follow around the trade deadline.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
More than 900 additional soldiers, Marines and airmen will follow around the end of May.
—Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
Cole Ragans: Remember that day way back when that the Rangers sent him over from minor league camp to follow around Cole Hamels?
—Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2023
Burning pain can follow around the mouth, especially when opening or closing, says Batra.
—Isadora Baum, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
Under the production of his son, cameras follow around Sanders and others, capturing meetings and moments to be posted and spread on social media, for better or worse.
—Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
Years ago, the filmmaker Coodie Simmons abandoned his dream of becoming a standup comedian to follow around a young rapper named Kanye West.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2022
Jun plays an experienced, although sometimes reckless, ranger that Hyun-jo must follow around.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2021
On at least two occasions, Huntsman said, Lillienfeld showed up at commission meetings and appeared to follow around members of Huntsman’s team, including one staffer who Lillienfeld trailed into a parking lot.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
More than 900 additional soldiers, Marines and airmen will follow around the end of May.
—Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
Cole Ragans: Remember that day way back when that the Rangers sent him over from minor league camp to follow around Cole Hamels?
—Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2023
Burning pain can follow around the mouth, especially when opening or closing, says Batra.
—Isadora Baum, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
Under the production of his son, cameras follow around Sanders and others, capturing meetings and moments to be posted and spread on social media, for better or worse.
—Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
Years ago, the filmmaker Coodie Simmons abandoned his dream of becoming a standup comedian to follow around a young rapper named Kanye West.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2022
Jun plays an experienced, although sometimes reckless, ranger that Hyun-jo must follow around.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2021
On at least two occasions, Huntsman said, Lillienfeld showed up at commission meetings and appeared to follow around members of Huntsman’s team, including one staffer who Lillienfeld trailed into a parking lot.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
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“Follow around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20around. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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