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.
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Story’s second-inning error added another run to Cincinnati’s lead, but the veteran shortstop answered back in the following inning, with the first Red Sox home run of the year.
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Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Police said Ramirez obtained three felony arrest warrants tied to the White Settlement case over the following months.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Story’s second-inning error added another run to Cincinnati’s lead, but the veteran shortstop answered back in the following inning, with the first Red Sox home run of the year.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The exhibition traveled to the Musée de la Mode in Paris the following year.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
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“The following.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20following. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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