come after
phrasal verb
came after; come after; coming after; comes after
: to chase (someone) : to try to find or capture (someone you want to hurt or punish)
They're worried that the government might be coming after them.
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Dexter: Original Sin comes after the eight-season run of Dexter, originally starring Michael C. Hall as the titular serial killer and Jennifer Carpenter, ran from 2006 to 2013 and its 2021 follow-up miniseries, Dexter: New Blood.
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Banks’ arrest in Florida comes after five other Chicago natives — Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey, and Asa Houston — were arrested and charged with murder-for-hire and murder-for-hire conspiracy, according to the Chicago Tribune.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
And Republicans have already been burned once before -- in 2022, the media and operatives of both parties predicted a midterm red wave that never came after months of speculation that Republicans were primed to rebound from their 2020 loss.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
The events came after top state Republicans, including former Gov. Tommy Thompson, urged the Trump campaign to include those communities in its efforts to win Wisconsin.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Banks’ arrest in Florida comes after five other Chicago natives — Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey, and Asa Houston — were arrested and charged with murder-for-hire and murder-for-hire conspiracy, according to the Chicago Tribune.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
And Republicans have already been burned once before -- in 2022, the media and operatives of both parties predicted a midterm red wave that never came after months of speculation that Republicans were primed to rebound from their 2020 loss.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
The events came after top state Republicans, including former Gov. Tommy Thompson, urged the Trump campaign to include those communities in its efforts to win Wisconsin.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Come after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20after. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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