as in finished
to add to or continue (something) with something similar
She followed up her first book with a sequel.
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Recent Examples of followed up
Reed followed up his sixth man of the year season in 2024-25 with a first-team nod in his second season with the Huskies after beginning his career at Michigan.
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Pirovano followed up Saturday by edging inside Cornelia Huetter’s time.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Tatum followed up immediately with a sidestep 3-pointer, the beginning of his comeback story that led to a night of 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
The counselors then followed up with subjects multiple times over the following months to check progress and make adjustments if needed.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Investigators have received tens of thousands of tips, and followed up on thousands of leads, but nothing appears to have panned out.
—CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
After a snowy start to winter in the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast during December, a wide-reaching January storm was followed up by heavy snow in the Southeast and a February blizzard in the Northeast.
—Naema Ahmed, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Sumerian Pictures has followed up its splashy acquisition of Sundance hit Josephine with another film from the festival in the shape of off-beat comedy The Incomer, starring Domhnall Gleeson (Ex-Machina) and Gayle Rankin (House Of The Dragon).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Trump in August called on Intel to fire its CEO, then followed up in September by urging Microsoft to fire an executive who worked in the Biden administration.
—Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 26 Feb. 2026
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Pirovano followed up Saturday by edging inside Cornelia Huetter’s time.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Tatum followed up immediately with a sidestep 3-pointer, the beginning of his comeback story that led to a night of 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
The counselors then followed up with subjects multiple times over the following months to check progress and make adjustments if needed.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Investigators have received tens of thousands of tips, and followed up on thousands of leads, but nothing appears to have panned out.
—CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
After a snowy start to winter in the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast during December, a wide-reaching January storm was followed up by heavy snow in the Southeast and a February blizzard in the Northeast.
—Naema Ahmed, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Sumerian Pictures has followed up its splashy acquisition of Sundance hit Josephine with another film from the festival in the shape of off-beat comedy The Incomer, starring Domhnall Gleeson (Ex-Machina) and Gayle Rankin (House Of The Dragon).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Trump in August called on Intel to fire its CEO, then followed up in September by urging Microsoft to fire an executive who worked in the Biden administration.
—Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed up
Verb
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White and the other activists finished their speeches and then began a cacerolazo — a type of Latin American protest where people clang pots and pans.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Italy’s win on Wednesday delivered a knockout blow to Mexico, which finished 2-2.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The rematch against Nashville will be the first time Inter Miami plays in front of its home fans this season, as the team is playing its first five games on the road to allow for construction to be completed on Nu Stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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After the final design is completed and funding is secured, construction could begin as early as 2030.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sunain has expanded its robot data capture to homes in Turkey, Singapore, Canada and Malaysia.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The company later expanded globally, providing voting machines and other technology to help carry out elections in 25 countries, from Argentina to Zambia.—
JOSHUA GOODMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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How pathetically far this blithering, unprincipled piece of trash has gone to endanger other lives, to expressly distract and deflect from his own wicked deeds, and to further benefit his grifting family’s larcenously enlarged bounties.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Horsebit is slightly enlarged for a more dramatic effect.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At the heart of the system is a compact blockchain protocol developed by the technology company Minima.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Their professional paths developed through extensive education and hands-on experience, with each bringing distinct strengths into the practice.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Career Connections program allowing students to learn career skills and earn credentials, Skipper highlighted, started off with around 1,000 students four years ago and has now increased to over 4,000 students.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Before that, the rate had increased 56% over two years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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