the following

noun

: the following one or ones

—used to introduce a list, a quotation, etc.

The finalists are the following: Mary, James, and George.

The following are the times of departing trains: 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m.

Examples of the following in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The commercial airline pilot ultimately placed third, and was selected to lead the following season of The Bachelor. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026

The blaze quickly grew to thousands of acres by the following day, drawing an escalating response from emergency services. — Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

As the authors themselves acknowledge, MCB could produce a stronger La Niña—El Niño’s cool-water counterpart—the following year, bringing a different set of global weather disruptions. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

Cango paid $256 million in cash for 32 exahash of Bitmain machines in November 2024, then took another 18 exahash in stock that closed the following summer, the shares going to a company run by a former Bitmain finance chief. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for the following

• hollowing
• swallowing
• wallowing