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
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
After Tatum tore his Achilles in Game 4 of the second round against the Knicks, Brown followed up with 26 points, a career-high 12 assists and eight rebounds while Boston fended off elimination in Game 5.
—Jay King, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 25 July 2025
In response, The M Factor producers have announced a follow-up film for Spring 2026, focused entirely on perimenopause.
—Jane Hanson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Verb
Fox News Digital later followed up with May's office requesting an interview to address other questions and fulfilled his office's request to provide background information on what would be discussed.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
After Tatum tore his Achilles in Game 4 of the second round against the Knicks, Brown followed up with 26 points, a career-high 12 assists and eight rebounds while Boston fended off elimination in Game 5.
—Jay King, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Noun
Alfredo 2 is a follow-up to its first iteration that made landfall in 2020.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 25 July 2025
In response, The M Factor producers have announced a follow-up film for Spring 2026, focused entirely on perimenopause.
—Jane Hanson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follow up
Verb
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Production company Salter Street Films supplemented the superb prop and costume design with extensive use of green screen and CGI.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Musk personally contributed over $18 million to the PAC, supplementing a $27 million in-kind payment from his company, United States of America Inc. The Wisconsin Supreme Court race, ultimately won by liberal Judge Susan Crawford, became the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The sequel was filmed from June to August 2024 and is set to release theatrically soon.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
29 July 2025
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McMahon, the son of former Australia Prime Minister William McMahon, was remembered in by his former costars from various projects, including Charmed, Nip/Tuck, 2005's Fantastic Four and its sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, as well as Paranoia and Red.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Two giant yellow subwoofer tower speakers flanked his stage to complete a visual primary color wheel.—
Elise Brisco,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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In 11-on-11, Dart then completed his first throw for a touchdown to Jalin Hyatt with corner Tre Hawkins in coverage.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Solana Beach finished its entire piece of the Coastal Rail Trail in 2004.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Before landing a major role in Evita, the actor had just finished a stint in L.A.’s Deaf West Theatre company, a non-profit arts organization that hires deaf and hard-of-hearing people to make up half of their casts.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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The 8000 was born after the engineers at GE Aerospace reconfigured the Passport’s software and McCullough’s team expanded the fuel capacity in the wings.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
26 July 2025
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Once a colony forms, more ants will follow and the colony will start to expand.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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