as in to supplement
to add to or continue (something) with something similar
She followed up her first book with a sequel.
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as in sequel
something that continues or completes a process or activity
A week after the story broke, the newspaper printed a follow-up. As a follow-up to last week's show, tonight we'll show the other side of the story.
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Recent Examples of follow up
Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Police said Monday the investigation remains ongoing, and officers continue to follow up with family members and witnesses, review camera footage, and complete all necessary investigative steps to ensure investigators have a clear and accurate understanding of what occurred.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
James Horncastle, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Police said in a news release that investigators were conducting follow-up interviews, collecting and analyzing evidence, and reviewing available video and other investigative leads in an effort to identify and locate all involved parties.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Less than a week later, the two lunched at Epstein’s Manhattan town house, and Steele followed up — though Epstein declined to invest upon reviewing Nautilus’ financial statements.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Police said Monday the investigation remains ongoing, and officers continue to follow up with family members and witnesses, review camera footage, and complete all necessary investigative steps to ensure investigators have a clear and accurate understanding of what occurred.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
Massara’s comments to broadcaster DAZN about Zirkzee brought a follow-up question about Ferguson.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Police said in a news release that investigators were conducting follow-up interviews, collecting and analyzing evidence, and reviewing available video and other investigative leads in an effort to identify and locate all involved parties.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follow up
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As for her future in Hollywood, Apple has already managed to supplement her acting with a few modeling gigs and a budding music career.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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States can choose to supplement the amount.—
Kristi Tanner,
Freep.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hank Green is the author of New York Times best sellers An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and its sequel A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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In terms of the Part 3 comic sequel, Eastman goes back to Waltz's Star Wars reference.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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The numbers represent subs launched but not necessarily completed and added to the active-duty fleet, where the US still maintains a large advantage.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The survey, which takes about one to two minutes to complete, invites parents and primary caregivers to share their experiences with child care, pediatric and mental health access, cost of living, long commutes and other everyday challenges.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Yet few in Thailand’s volatile political arena are ever entirely finished.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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If none of these private stations pans out, the only LEO outpost left when the ISS crashes back to Earth will likely be Tiangong, the three-module station that China finished building in late 2022.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Integrating unmanned logistics The Army continues to expand its use of unmanned systems across air and ground domains.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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However, according to a draft of its charter, its mission has since expanded to address conflicts worldwide.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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