follow around
idiom
: to go wherever (someone) goes
The little boy followed his mother around all day.
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Just a simple path to follow around the ancient trees, all stable and strongly rooted.
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Janine Di Giovanni, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
In the craze of the postgame field madness that comes with beating an NFC East rival for the first time in eight attempts, a horde of cameras had to decide which players to follow around in the madness.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
And now, things have gotten so bad for the Tar Heels that the Hulu docuseries that was to follow around Belichick through his college football journey was reportedly scrapped due to the poor start.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers are always one of the more intriguing teams to follow around the trade deadline.
—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
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Janine Di Giovanni, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
In the craze of the postgame field madness that comes with beating an NFC East rival for the first time in eight attempts, a horde of cameras had to decide which players to follow around in the madness.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
And now, things have gotten so bad for the Tar Heels that the Hulu docuseries that was to follow around Belichick through his college football journey was reportedly scrapped due to the poor start.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers are always one of the more intriguing teams to follow around the trade deadline.
—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
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“Follow around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20around. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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