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
According to the pros, the true secret to achieving a lush and healthy lawn after aeration is following up by overseeding.
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Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 17 Apr. 2026
Reinhardt, who has four goals in his three-game goal streak, opened the scoring by following up a rebound off a shot from defenseman Tobias Bjornfot.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Absolut Heat Haus Absolut returns as the festival's official vodka this year, following up last year's House of Cosmo, where Paris Hilton helped ring in the weekend's festivities as the brand's Partner-in-Cosmo.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
South African Klaasen scored a second consecutive half-century — off 33 balls – following up on his 52 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
In a study co-led with Eli Lebowitz, PhD, and Wendy Silverman, PhD, the team is following up with adolescents from an earlier study on social anxiety and social media usage.
—Crista Marchesseault, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
But Arvidsson was following up the play and was able to knock it past the netminder for his 20th of the year.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The Arizona Diamondbacks are attempting to bounce back after following up a 2023 World Series appearance with two underwhelming seasons.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
This spring, the co-owner of Friends & Family in Los Angeles is following up with Morning Baker.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 17 Apr. 2026
Reinhardt, who has four goals in his three-game goal streak, opened the scoring by following up a rebound off a shot from defenseman Tobias Bjornfot.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Absolut Heat Haus Absolut returns as the festival's official vodka this year, following up last year's House of Cosmo, where Paris Hilton helped ring in the weekend's festivities as the brand's Partner-in-Cosmo.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
South African Klaasen scored a second consecutive half-century — off 33 balls – following up on his 52 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
In a study co-led with Eli Lebowitz, PhD, and Wendy Silverman, PhD, the team is following up with adolescents from an earlier study on social anxiety and social media usage.
—Crista Marchesseault, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
But Arvidsson was following up the play and was able to knock it past the netminder for his 20th of the year.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The Arizona Diamondbacks are attempting to bounce back after following up a 2023 World Series appearance with two underwhelming seasons.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
This spring, the co-owner of Friends & Family in Los Angeles is following up with Morning Baker.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for following up
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Soorty partnered with finishing technology company Jeanologia on Easy Wash, a capsule collection built on a less-is-more philosophy.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Dave Gavitt started the league while finishing up his coaching career at Providence, and then tapped his right-hand man, Mike Tranghese, to take over.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Cardoso and Williams were both absent from the first day of training camp while completing duties for their overseas teams.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Mission is contingent on successful certification of Starliner after completing Starliner-1.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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The executive director of Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District provided a statement, saying the wharf is evolving, new businesses are opening, and the area is expanding in ways that make Fisherman's Wharf more accessible and engaging.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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These are jobs not created, customers not served, communities that don’t reap the benefits of expanding local business.—
Walter Rowen,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Aside from building up a slight static charge, the Artemis 2 commander said the flywheel was impressive.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Helping the club’s cause was Schlittler, who was expectedly restricted to 68 pitches after a spring training back/lat injury prevented him from fully building up.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Taking his place in one of the Broadhurst Theatre’s box seats, DJ Griddlebone wastes no time pumping up the crowd and welcoming all and sundry Jellicles to the stage.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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Scammers start out by buying shares of a cheap stock but then convince others to buy big, pumping up the stock's value so the scammers can then sell their shares for huge profits.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The test probably indicates Kim is intent on enlarging and modernizing an arsenal of missiles capable of reaching the United States mainland.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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The test likely indicates Kim is intent on enlarging and modernizing an arsenal of missiles capable of reaching the United States mainland.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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