as in finishing
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 following up
The company is now following up with even more aggressive pricing.
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Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Regardless, Vulcan Uhura would like to know why Beto has been so flaky about following up on making plans for their first date.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Salinas recommends creating regular opportunities to share honest feedback and then following up to demonstrate what was done to address the feedback.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Instead of applying an anti-aging serum and following up with your favorite night cream, this Blithe serum features a hybrid formula that combines both steps into one.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
After following up a strong rookie season with his first Pro Bowl campaign in 2023, Hutchinson led the NFL in sacks (7 1/2) through his first five games of 2024.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
In most work settings, following up or making a request is part of the job, not an inconvenience.
—Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Regardless, Vulcan Uhura would like to know why Beto has been so flaky about following up on making plans for their first date.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Salinas recommends creating regular opportunities to share honest feedback and then following up to demonstrate what was done to address the feedback.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Instead of applying an anti-aging serum and following up with your favorite night cream, this Blithe serum features a hybrid formula that combines both steps into one.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
After following up a strong rookie season with his first Pro Bowl campaign in 2023, Hutchinson led the NFL in sacks (7 1/2) through his first five games of 2024.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
In most work settings, following up or making a request is part of the job, not an inconvenience.
—Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for following up
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The duo were especially lethal on Detroit’s top-five power play last season, with Raymond finishing third in points-per-60 and DeBrincat landing 16th in goals-per-60.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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After finishing as a luxury tax team in each of the past two seasons, the Heat wants to stay out of the luxury tax this season in order to avoid the onerous repeater tax that’s triggered when a team crosses the luxury-tax threshold in four straight seasons or four times during a five-season period.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Weaver was a gunslinger throughout the contest, completing 38 of 51 passes but suffered a pair of second-half interceptions.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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After completing the proof of concept, NASA transferred all the data to the commercial sector via NASA’s Technology Transfer Program.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Advocates say governments can enhance housing affordability by expanding housing vouchers and enacting stronger tenant protections.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Moving away from YouTube, Yang has his sights set on expanding his talents as a writer, director and storyteller.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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And OpenAI has been building up its own sales function.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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August 20, 2025 – Bryan Danielson pumping up the crowd on AEW Dynamite.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even the normally surefire element of a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, with its blasts of dissonance pumping up the squirm factor, adds to the heavy-going effect of a movie that seems to go out of its way to be grating.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Look for draining or enlarging wounds, as well as signs of discomfort.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Perk up a plain pillow by enlarging a leaf, using a copier to make a pattern.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Following up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/following%20up. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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