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
After the racing announcement, there was a dinner followed by a garage reveal.
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Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Soon, Allen’s teammates followed suit.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
To set the scene, the designer followed his 60-30-10 color-mixing rule with brown as the primary tone, green as the accent, and red and purple for punctuated pops.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Osa Odighizuwa had a big sack to force a third-and-long in the second quarter, and then James Houston followed with a sack of his own on the next play.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
Security footage then showed the driver walking backward away from the former quarterback, who followed him, the Indy Star reported.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Hydrolysate has the highest protein content, followed by isolate and concentrate.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 28 Sep. 2025
The decision followed a dispute with curators over how to display a painting that reimagined the Statue of Liberty as a Black, trans woman.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Austin Hill finished third, followed by fellow Playoff drivers Sammy Smith, Sheldon Creed, Taylor Gray, Jesse Love and Nick Sanchez.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Soon, Allen’s teammates followed suit.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
To set the scene, the designer followed his 60-30-10 color-mixing rule with brown as the primary tone, green as the accent, and red and purple for punctuated pops.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Osa Odighizuwa had a big sack to force a third-and-long in the second quarter, and then James Houston followed with a sack of his own on the next play.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
Security footage then showed the driver walking backward away from the former quarterback, who followed him, the Indy Star reported.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Hydrolysate has the highest protein content, followed by isolate and concentrate.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 28 Sep. 2025
The decision followed a dispute with curators over how to display a painting that reimagined the Statue of Liberty as a Black, trans woman.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Austin Hill finished third, followed by fellow Playoff drivers Sammy Smith, Sheldon Creed, Taylor Gray, Jesse Love and Nick Sanchez.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed
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The 18 runs plundered off one over was the most Jasprit Bumrah had ever conceded in Tests, leaving the bowler perplexed as he was replaced.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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When Topham left several weeks into the band’s practices, he was replaced by Clapton, who played with a bold, confident approach that won over London club attendees.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
7 Oct. 2025
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Will Brennan hit a ball deep to right field and Pérez chased it down, but couldn’t get to it.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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As Leo chased Genesis around the kitchen, Rosalba and her mother prepared lunch—a delicious meal of chicken cooked in a broth of cinnamon, clove, laurel, and sour orange.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Location and Set Curb traversed the city of Los Angeles for the majority of its twelve seasons.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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The project has traversed an impressive festival circuit, developing through labs at Dharamshala, Film Bazaar, HAF and Cannes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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In addition to retail sales, some of these items were distributed to schools and Department of Defense facilities, although the USDA noted that the school distribution was not part of the National School Lunch Program.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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While Memphis has seen high numbers of violent crimes such as homicides and carjackings in recent years, Democratic and Republican officials have noted decreases this year in some crime categories.—
Devon M. Sayers,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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It was then observed by European astronomers using the Las Cumbres Observatory telescope in Siding Spring, Australia.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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In their simulations, the University of Michigan team observed flux ropes form when CMEs moved through slower solar wind.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Lefevre will be succeeded on an interim basis by Ningyu Chen, previously SVP of global experience technology for the coffee giant.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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His hoax succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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If the site was to be pursued for a data center, the location’s proximity to fresh water is also ideal — data centers need cooling methods to prevent overheating, and Lake Michigan is a good source if used responsibly, Wilson said.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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That is why the Chargers pursued him in 2024.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Followed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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