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 Phillies duo followed up their historic night on Saturday in which Schwarber hit three home runs and Harper hit for the cycle, by both going deep against the Mets again.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
Nine months later, Aguas followed up—this time in English—asking if Lopes had seen his earlier message.
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Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The following year, Elizabeth followed up her lime green ensemble with a bright blue coatdress on June 14, 2008.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
That was the only hit the Yankees managed off Jays starter Kevin Gausman, who totaled six innings, but Paul Goldschmidt followed up with a go-ahead, two-run blast in the ninth inning after Cam Schlittler grinded through seven frames of one-run ball for the Bombers.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
The freshman southpaw surrendered a pair of singles that was followed up by a ringing double to left center by Mason Lewandoski.
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Dave Wright,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
After a winless rookie season, Antonelli took his first F1 victory at the Chinese Grand Prix in March and has followed up with wins in Japan, Miami and Canada to lead teammate George Russell by 43 points.
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ABC News,
6 June 2026
Kathryn Clark, who was working on cold cases in June 2020, followed up on an unreported lead from 1980.
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Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
Right fielder Jarrod Hocking followed up with a two-bagger off the top of the wall in left for a one-run lead.
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Josh Gross,
Daily News,
31 May 2026
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Nine months later, Aguas followed up—this time in English—asking if Lopes had seen his earlier message.
—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The following year, Elizabeth followed up her lime green ensemble with a bright blue coatdress on June 14, 2008.
—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
That was the only hit the Yankees managed off Jays starter Kevin Gausman, who totaled six innings, but Paul Goldschmidt followed up with a go-ahead, two-run blast in the ninth inning after Cam Schlittler grinded through seven frames of one-run ball for the Bombers.
—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
The freshman southpaw surrendered a pair of singles that was followed up by a ringing double to left center by Mason Lewandoski.
—
Dave Wright,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
After a winless rookie season, Antonelli took his first F1 victory at the Chinese Grand Prix in March and has followed up with wins in Japan, Miami and Canada to lead teammate George Russell by 43 points.
—
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Kathryn Clark, who was working on cold cases in June 2020, followed up on an unreported lead from 1980.
—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
Right fielder Jarrod Hocking followed up with a two-bagger off the top of the wall in left for a one-run lead.
—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed up
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The Netherlands finished third in 2014 and second — for the third time — in 2010.
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Soon after the renovation was finished, the water turned bright green from algae and pieces of the new coating began to float to the surface.
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The transaction was completed on May 11.
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Those planes were supposed to be completed for presidential use in 2022, but now are expected by 2028, the Air Force said.
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
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These first citations demonstrate how the idea of a United States of America enlarged itself gradually out of practical expediencies.
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The Tates had paid to have her teeth fixed, and then to have her breasts enlarged.
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All four children developed generalized tetanus.
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Leveraging years of experience developed at Brunello Cucinelli and Prada, the designer used a beautiful palette of colors, the hues reflecting the spices of each location, from nutmeg and cardamom to ginger, cinnamon and vanilla, and those of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Through 2025, the application backlog increased, leaving it 48% higher than at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term.
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The bank said last week's hawkish Federal Open Market Committee meeting has increased uncertainty over the outlook for short-term interest rates, even as lower oil prices have eased concerns about an economic downturn.
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