follow about
verb
followed about; following about; follows about
British
: to go wherever (someone) goes
The little boy followed his mother about all day.
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The second chick followed about a week later, starting to pip on March 17 and hatching on March 19.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
To answer these questions, the team followed about 11,300 adults ages 65 and older from the Health and Retirement Study over 12 years.
—Currie Engel, Health, 3 Apr. 2026
The Hubble data, captured in August 2024 as part of the long-running Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program, was followed about 14 weeks later by Webb observations taken through Director's Discretionary Time, showing Saturn shifting from northern summer toward its 2025 equinox.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
It was followed about nine months later by the 21st Amendment that ended Prohibition.
—Wendy Killeen, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Over a month and a half into the Nancy Guthrie investigation, there are a lot of different storylines people are following about the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mom.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2026
That amount follows about 600 people let go last year.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
That followed about 15 years with the city averaging just under 10 people shot and five to six people killed by Jacksonville police, according to Times-Union records.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 12 Jan. 2026
Bardot spoke openly in the years that followed about not being happy about becoming a mother.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
To answer these questions, the team followed about 11,300 adults ages 65 and older from the Health and Retirement Study over 12 years.
—Currie Engel, Health, 3 Apr. 2026
The Hubble data, captured in August 2024 as part of the long-running Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program, was followed about 14 weeks later by Webb observations taken through Director's Discretionary Time, showing Saturn shifting from northern summer toward its 2025 equinox.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
It was followed about nine months later by the 21st Amendment that ended Prohibition.
—Wendy Killeen, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Over a month and a half into the Nancy Guthrie investigation, there are a lot of different storylines people are following about the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mom.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2026
That amount follows about 600 people let go last year.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
That followed about 15 years with the city averaging just under 10 people shot and five to six people killed by Jacksonville police, according to Times-Union records.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 12 Jan. 2026
Bardot spoke openly in the years that followed about not being happy about becoming a mother.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Follow about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20about. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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