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
Now 43-38, Charlotte has lost ground this week with difficult losses to Boston and Detroit that followed the same blueprint, as the Hornets fell off a cliff in the fourth quarter at the wrong time.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
The 2021 iteration followed a new character, an MMA fighter named Cole Young (Lewis Tan) who was transported into the world of the video game.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Ten minutes later, the capsule's drogue parachutes deployed as planned, followed in short succession by its three big main chutes.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Crawford hit a two-run single, Raleigh followed with a sacrifice fly and Julio Rodríguez tied it with a two-run homer.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Colorado walkout followed the January closure of a meatpacking plant in Lexington, Nebraska, which was expected to ripple through the local economy and community.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
In the years since then, Cordes and his team have followed nearly three hundred individual coral colonies within sixteen kilometres of the spill, recording minuscule changes in color, branch lengths, and physical integrity.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
What followed was a four-and-a-half-hour interview in which Marsha, largely, said nothing.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
The 2021 iteration followed a new character, an MMA fighter named Cole Young (Lewis Tan) who was transported into the world of the video game.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Ten minutes later, the capsule's drogue parachutes deployed as planned, followed in short succession by its three big main chutes.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Crawford hit a two-run single, Raleigh followed with a sacrifice fly and Julio Rodríguez tied it with a two-run homer.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Colorado walkout followed the January closure of a meatpacking plant in Lexington, Nebraska, which was expected to ripple through the local economy and community.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
In the years since then, Cordes and his team have followed nearly three hundred individual coral colonies within sixteen kilometres of the spill, recording minuscule changes in color, branch lengths, and physical integrity.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
What followed was a four-and-a-half-hour interview in which Marsha, largely, said nothing.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed
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Vince Galante replaced former head of Jeep design Mark Allen in 2023.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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After the first sunny spring day, Parisians have officially packed up their winter wardrobe and replaced knits and boots with breezy trench coats and elegant ballerina flats—a look the French are perhaps most famous for.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Andrés Giménez chased after one above the zone, lifting a shallow fly ball that Teoscar Hernández could corral without allowing a run to score.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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This happens as a person being chased by another person runs up from the street, falls on the sidewalk, gets up, and keeps heading toward the house.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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And all the adults obeyed the eldest daughter.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Four of the five occupants obeyed the officers’ commands and got out of the car, the release states.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2026
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The wolf — known as BEY03F — essentially traversed the Sierra Nevada in the span of three to four days, a feat Hunnicutt believes was made possible by a low snowpack this season.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ships flying the flags of Pakistan, India, Thailand, Russia, Turkey, China, Iraq, and now Malaysia have safely traversed the strait at some point since the war began.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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That said, China's export momentum will be more insulated from higher energy costs and raw material shortage than other export-reliant peers, Zhang noted, due to the scale and efficiency of the country's manufacturing sector.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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On the broader disagreement, Wenski noted that differences between world leaders - even between a pope and a president - are not unusual.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Although a resolution of the helium leak observed during Artemis II is not necessary for an Earth orbit mission such as Artemis III, it absolutely must be fixed in time for Artemis IV when Orion is operating in lunar orbit.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2026
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Scientists had long observed two distinct absorption and emission signals in the material that existing theories could not fully explain.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Jeffs succeeded his father, Rulon Jeffs, who was the head of the organization from 1986 until his death in 2002, per CNN.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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New York batters failed on two robot umpire challenges and have succeeded on two of their last 13 attempts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pressed by rival camps, pursued by the political press corps, the claims were largely confined to unvetted corners of the internet until this week, when Swalwell’s campaign — knowing the whispers were getting louder — issued a public statement denying any wrongdoing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Notably, Muniz pursued his lifelong dream of being a race car driver.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Followed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followed. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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