1
as in replaced
to come after in time
a wrap-up always follows the Super Bowl broadcast
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2
as in chased
to go after or on the track of
let's follow the boys to their hiding place
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3
as in obeyed
to act according to the commands of
follow me, and you'll do OK
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4
as in traversed
to make one's way through, across, or over
followed the path into the garden
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5
as in noted
to take notice of and be guided by
don't follow his advice
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6
as in observed
to keep one's eyes on
stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight
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Recent Examples of followed
The Xfinity Series season will kick off at Daytona International Speedway on February 15 followed by Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 22.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Video footage captured at the scene of the shooting shows a person leaving a white Dodge Caravan and approaching a home on Hardesty Avenue, followed by a man identified as Thomas exiting a blue sedan and following him.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Tatum followed with a tough floater.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
The lead emissions followed the development of smelting technologies, which produced metals like silver, according to a recent study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Instead, what followed was a row that left the room in uncomfortable silence.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The Biden administration took action in the years that followed, doling out fines, stepping up air monitoring and tightening emissions rules for one of the most extreme carcinogens.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
The former Spain international spent the 2022-23 season with Wolverhampton Wanderers before moves to Brazil outfits Botafogo and Gremio followed.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Even cuts to areas such as the administration's travel budget could prove problematic, as there are situations when officials need to go to different locations to ensure federal guidelines are being followed.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Video footage captured at the scene of the shooting shows a person leaving a white Dodge Caravan and approaching a home on Hardesty Avenue, followed by a man identified as Thomas exiting a blue sedan and following him.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Tatum followed with a tough floater.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
The lead emissions followed the development of smelting technologies, which produced metals like silver, according to a recent study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Instead, what followed was a row that left the room in uncomfortable silence.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The Biden administration took action in the years that followed, doling out fines, stepping up air monitoring and tightening emissions rules for one of the most extreme carcinogens.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
The former Spain international spent the 2022-23 season with Wolverhampton Wanderers before moves to Brazil outfits Botafogo and Gremio followed.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Even cuts to areas such as the administration's travel budget could prove problematic, as there are situations when officials need to go to different locations to ensure federal guidelines are being followed.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed
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His Liverpool team, coached by Arne Slot who replaced Jürgen Klopp in the summer, sits top of the table over the festive period, four points ahead of its nearest rivals and with a game in hand.—
James Nalton,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The bassist has been absent from touring since November 2023 due to back surgery and was replaced with Bissonette.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Similarly dramatic increases were observed in West and Central Africa.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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In October 2024, NOAA and NASA announced that the solar maximum had arrived after astronomers observed a peak in sunspots.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide.—
Derek Mitchell,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024
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Could President Yoon have succeeded?—
Cressida Leyshon,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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While Tanner Scott is atop their list, and the club pursued a trade of Devin Williams, there is still a multitude of options available.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Wreckage, oil and human remains washed up on beaches from South Florida to Long Island, New York, and horrified civilians watched from Atlantic City’s boardwalk as German subs pursued and sank merchant ships in broad daylight.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Rule crossed $50 million-mark on the second day and $150-million-mark in ten days.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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On Sunday, the FBI said its investigation has crossed state and international borders with agents following leads in several states and other countries.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
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These winds will be accompanied by low relative humidity of 20 to 25 percent.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles On Jimmy Fallon’s show, Gomez was accompanied by Blanco, who wore a lavender short-sleeve button-up shirt with purple floral patterns over a white shirt.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
21 Mar. 2025
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And in a striking indictment, five of those seven women navigated not just the tech world, but also international borders, having immigrated to the United States.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The researchers navigated this barrier by staging an SRPT in a magnetic crystal based on the interactions between two spin subsystems, creating a magnonic version of the phenomenon.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2025
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The violence that the Philippines has suffered in the last several decades, as well as its remaining ethnic and social tensions, can be traced to the legacy of imperial oppression.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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So while the advisory attributes 100,000 cancer cases in the country each year to alcohol, most cancers can’t be traced back to a single cause.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Followed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followed. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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