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
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Moore's new column in The Guardian, timed to the recent publication of his new novel The Great When, follows up on past comments he's made comparing comic book fandom to fascist politics.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Worth Sparkman, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Pattinson will next appear in a movie with Mickey 17, director Bong Joon-ho's follow-up to his 2019 Academy Award-winning thriller Parasite.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Freeman was the World Series MVP, after following up his four home runs in the first four games — including his iconic walk-off grand slam in Game 1 — with a two-run single in Wednesday’s fifth inning, tying a World Series record with 12 RBIs.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Moore's new column in The Guardian, timed to the recent publication of his new novel The Great When, follows up on past comments he's made comparing comic book fandom to fascist politics.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
The list can be shared with the customer and then the retailer can use it to prompt follow-up conversations.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Pattinson will next appear in a movie with Mickey 17, director Bong Joon-ho's follow-up to his 2019 Academy Award-winning thriller Parasite.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follow up
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Within three years, the NSSF’s database — filled with warranty card information and supplemented with names from voter rolls and hunting licenses — contained at least 5.5 million people.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Vail has received nearly two feet of snow this month, which has been supplemented with snowmaking.John Meyer, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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Scripts for a potential sequel, some of them infamous, have come and gone over the past 20 years, and a massive biblical epic is not a project most octogenarian folks would take on.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Cross Creek also acquired the sequel manuscript, Trucked Up 2, together with its accompanying music album by Cape Mr. 500, in the transaction.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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The singer’s body had previously been held by local authorities in order to complete toxicology and other lab tests to determine his cause of death.Thomas Smith, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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Harris Bolden was nominated by Democrats to complete a four-year term after being appointed to replace retiring Justice Bridget McCormack.Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Demons finished 7-4 in their first season back in 4A. Next week: Heritage at Pueblo West, TBA Want more sports news?Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Relatively few young people have the grit and determination to finish a 2,200-mile, 900,000-vertical-foot hike like the Appalachian Trail.Mary Beth “Mouse” Skylis, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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Her re-election sets Phoenix up to continue growing the burgeoning technology and health care industries, building sustainable infrastructure to combat climate change and expanding public transportation options.Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The United States expanded a resettlement program for Afghan refugees in 2021 to include journalists and humanitarian workers who had helped the United States.Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Follow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follow%20up. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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