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
Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
Rinse out the pan and follow up by washing as needed.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
The follow-up film generated $300.8 million globally over the traditional weekend.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
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Verb
However, just to keep us on our toes, the Spirit Awards followed up by snubbing him in their gender-neutral Lead Performance category.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
Rinse out the pan and follow up by washing as needed.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
The restaurant chain allegedly responded by sending a $100 gift card to rectify the situation, according to a follow-up post showing the gift card total.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
The follow-up film generated $300.8 million globally over the traditional weekend.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follow up
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Find out what your biomarkers are telling you and supplement accordingly.Jon Bier, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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The focus here is clearly on adding performance rather than eking out electric range, as the motors feature torque vectoring across the front axle, supplement the engine with torque-fill between gear changes and offer regenerative braking when slowing down.Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The book is a sequel to 1953’s Junkie and went unpublished for decades.Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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The original Kingdom Come Deliverance was a showpiece of video game graphics during its time, and its sequel is upping the ante by an exponential factor.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Once the prisoner exchange is completed, the two groups will then sprint to join their companies on opposite sides of the stadium to watch the game.Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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Renovations that lead to new uses or to create an asset poised for the long term can be financed without recourse for up to 30 years in most states—even financing improvements that were completed in the previous one to three years.Rafi Golberstein, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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At season’s end, their teams finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 7th.Todd Boss, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Greenlaw finished the first half with eight tackles.Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Subscribe to hear this story A local packaging distributor is working to expand the reach of a biodegradable film capable of reducing waste in the manufacturing process.Alex Garner, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Better yet, the deals will only expand as the day continues.Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Follow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follow%20up. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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