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 Today, Piscatella followed up on that stat with a graph showing how this baseline used to be common; 100 PlayStation games sold at least 100,000 physical units in 2008. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 The memo said the Division of Elections followed up in June, seeking clarification. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Four minutes later, Maradona followed up that controversial goal with arguably the most incredible World Cup goal of all time. — Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 The team followed up on these telltale clues by taking a closer look at these systems with NASA's long-serving Hubble Space Telescope. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 July 2026 Over the weekend, a European Union commission followed up on its earlier threats to cancel a €2 million grant to the Venice Biennale, citing Russia’s participation in the event this year as its reasoning. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026 The Rangers never found themselves in the game from the start, after opening with an error between infielders Nicky Lopez and Jake Burger that allowed the Astros’ Jeremy Pina to reach first before Yordan Alvarez followed up with a home run. — Cal Phillips updated July 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026 As the message was written in Portuguese, Lopes initially ignored it before Aguas followed up again a few months later, this time in English. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026 The next year, Yates followed up this success with the short-story collection Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, which likewise won critical acclaim. — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed up

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Manu Garcia gave Kansas City breathing room Manu Garcia finished off an impressive spell of possession — that included at least six different Sporting players touching the ball — with his second goal of the season.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Lama finished high school thanks to a government scholarship for impoverished students.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of finished

Verb

His company submitted invoices that inflated the value of work done and billed for projects that were never completed, according to the indictments.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The study projected that, if the recommendations were implemented, they could be completed by 2020.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of completed

Verb

Backed by foreign suppliers, both the SAF and RSF have expanded their drone fleets, from modified commercial drones to advanced military systems.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The pilot started in a smaller downtown area the following year before it was expanded it earlier this year to span an area bounded by Irving Park Road to the north, 26th Street to the south and Ashland Avenue to the west.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of expanded

Verb

The men’s World Cup expanded to 48 teams and the Club World Cup has been enlarged to 32.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Complications can include acne and similar skin problems, sleep apnea, skin reactions to patches or gels, steroid rage and emotional disorders, and enlarged breast tissue, according to StatPearls.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of enlarged

Verb

Browning and Eveland developed the educational curriculum that would provide both an understanding and hands-on experience in a friendly environment where questions are encouraged.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
The plane has been developed to fly the Australian airline Qantas’ upcoming record-breaking route from Sydney to London.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of developed

Verb

Bike lane tickets increased to $250 after the 2022 death of 3-year-old Lily Grace Shambrook, who was killed in a traffic crash while riding on the back of her mother’s bike in Uptown.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Researchers could not attribute increased or decreased beach erosion to higher global average temperatures.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026