as in to supplement
to add to or continue (something) with something similar
She followed up her first book with a sequel.
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as in sequel
something that continues or completes a process or activity
A week after the story broke, the newspaper printed a follow-up. As a follow-up to last week's show, tonight we'll show the other side of the story.
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Recent Examples of follow up
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The hearing followed up on a grueling budget process last fall that ended when a City Council majority broke from the mayor to close the final spending gap.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The first episode debuts on Thursday ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, and follow-ups will run before every race weekend for the rest of the season, with motorsports content creator Emelia Hartford as a co-host.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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Verb
After vacuuming, follow up with a light wash using soapy water and a soft brush or microfiber cloth.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The hearing followed up on a grueling budget process last fall that ended when a City Council majority broke from the mayor to close the final spending gap.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
Every edit, regeneration, and follow-up question a worker fires into a frontier model is training data, aggregated across hundreds of millions of users and tens of billions of conversations.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The first episode debuts on Thursday ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, and follow-ups will run before every race weekend for the rest of the season, with motorsports content creator Emelia Hartford as a co-host.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follow up
Verb
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In Blue Hills’ absence, state and local officials have been forced to step in to maintain or supplement the work that the nonprofit previously performed.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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The remaining $1 million will supplement the existing Transform Lake County and Resilience grant programs launched last year to fill funding gaps through 2027 for nonprofit groups and lessen the impact of the economy.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Has there been any discussion about what the sequel would cover?—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Prada 2 is the sequel to the 2006 dramedy film, an adaptation of the 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger which made a mammoth $327 million at the global box office and became something of a pop culture phenomenon.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Among the stores are a couple in South Florida that were on last summer’s list that were not completed as planned in 2025.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Caltrans reopened northbound lanes of 19th Avenue in San Francisco early Monday morning, as crews completed the first of three weekend closures for repaving work.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Well, the reality is, the job is not finished.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Over 19 seasons, Tomlin compiled a 193-114-2 regular-season record and never finished a single season with a losing record.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Moon moves through your 9th House of Perspective, expanding how your ideas are received.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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At Fremantle, Katrosar built and expanded a global advertising business across streaming, broadcast, social and branded partnerships.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Follow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follow%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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