FOLLOWED UP Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

followed up

verb

past tense of follow up

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 The researchers followed up with the participants two weeks, three months, six months and then one year after the trial. — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 The Mets have followed up the disappointment of 2025’s second-half fade with a stunningly incompetent 2026 season. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Chad Gable hit a German suplex on the apron on Penta and followed up with a picture-perfect moonsault to the outside. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Beijing followed up by donating 10,000 AK-47s to the Ecuadorean armed forces. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026 The Tigers followed up a three-game sweep at home in early July against the A's by winning all three games this weekend to finish the season series 6-0 for their first sweep ever against an AL team. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 Quite a bit of time later, Águas followed up in English, which thankfully got Lopes’ attention. — Ainsley Flood, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps followed up by releasing high-resolution satellite images showing damage to two Amazon data centers located at the coastal towns of Zallaq and Askar in Bahrain. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026 The new design language was introduced on the pint-sized Q3 crossover in 2025, and followed up on the new 2027 Q7 that debuted in June. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed up

Verb

Her son just finished up a section about calling 911 and emergencies in pre-school, so the event was particularly appropriate.

— Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
In head coach Willie Simmons’ first year, the Panthers finished 7-6, posted their first winning record since 2018 and reached a bowl game for the first time since 2019.

— Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of finished

Verb

The installations at the 500 delis were completed in April, but the city has not committed any additional funds towards equipping the thousands of bodegas that remain unprotected, Mateo said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
The seven whales joined Frankie and Bertie Botts, who completed the same nearly 2,000-mile journey from Niagara Falls to San Antonio during the first relocation last month.

— Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of completed

Verb

Beijing in recent years has rapidly expanded mandates for schools in ethnic minority regions to adopt primarily Chinese-language education, starting from kindergarten.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Broadcom expanded a multiyear partnership with Meta Platforms earlier this year to develop successive generations of custom AI accelerator chips, supporting the Instagram and WhatsApp parent's growing AI infrastructure.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of expanded

Verb

Over the following months, Harrison developed pneumonia and gut failure and also suffered a stroke.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Even before the war, the country had already developed a large legal profession, sophisticated corporate firms, and distinctive constitutional institutions, although European legal systems retained greater intellectual prestige.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of developed

Verb

Russian forces have increased the number of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, likely as part of a push to exploit Kyiv’s shortage of ballistic missile interceptors.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
China increased its output by more than 34 terawatt-hours, which means that without China, global nuclear generation would have declined.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026