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as in to pursue
to go after or on the track of
let's follow the boys to their hiding place
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as in to obey
to act according to the commands of
follow me, and you'll do OK
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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
followed the path into the garden
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as in to note
to take notice of and be guided by
don't follow his advice
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as in to observe
to keep one's eyes on
stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight
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Before the action began, the proverbial ball was in Robert Lewandowski's court, who led the table with nine goals, followed by his Barcelona team-mate Raphinha with eight and Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy with seven.
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Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
The faults at 6:10 p.m. and again at 6:11 p.m. coincided with two flashes in the vicinity of the transmission lines seen in a video captured by a camera at an Arco gas station in the moments before the Eaton fire began, followed by flames near the base of high-voltage transmission towers.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Based on a true story, Doc follows Dr. Amy Larsen (Parker), a brilliant but irascible surgeon who forgets the last eight years of her life after she was involved in a car accident.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
That was followed by two consecutive 0.25 percentage point cuts: one at its November meeting and a second at its December meeting.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
The faults at 6:10 p.m. and again at 6:11 p.m. coincided with two flashes in the vicinity of the transmission lines seen in a video captured by a camera at an Arco gas station in the moments before the Eaton fire began, followed by flames near the base of high-voltage transmission towers.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Based on a true story, Doc follows Dr. Amy Larsen (Parker), a brilliant but irascible surgeon who forgets the last eight years of her life after she was involved in a car accident.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
That was followed by two consecutive 0.25 percentage point cuts: one at its November meeting and a second at its December meeting.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follow
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Donald Trump’s efforts to buy Greenland from Denmark went nowhere during his first term and are no more likely to succeed in his second.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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There was still enough momentum for the record to succeed commercially without the group.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Donald Trump certainly was elected to the presidency based on a commitment to reduce the size of the federal government and all the reasons listed above mean that relatively generous buyouts make better sense for an administration pursuing that aim than firing folks.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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That would be the quiet young man sitting opposite me in a pub in Stockport while the Liverpool vice-captain wrestles with the dilemma of whether to leave for Real Madrid to pursue his dream of winning the Ballon d’Or.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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However, pedestrians and bicyclists need to obey the rules of the road that apply to them.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Still, the court ordered them not to participate in any fraternity parties, not to participate in any recruitment events for the fraternity, and to obey all laws, including those related to alcohol consumption.—
Caleb Lunetta,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Their weapon, the Sarmat, is named for centuries-old nomads who traversed the steppe on horse.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Feb. 2025
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As Atom and Claudine traverse the countryside and meet various other characters (cast mostly from non-professional actors), the frame takes on a spectral presence.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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To be included in the meta-study, the water involved had to be 59 degrees or lower and the immersion at least 30 seconds long and chest deep, Cain noted.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Health,
8 Feb. 2025
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Labor officials noted the violation of a fall protection standard, while serious, did not cause or contribute to the deaths of six Brawner employees who were filling potholes on the Key Bridge.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, Stephen Seiler, a Norwegian sports scientist, has observed that top athletes across a variety of endurance sports spend about 80 percent of their time doing relatively easy training and 20 percent going hard.—
Alex Hutchinson,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Astronomers are using a multitude of telescopes to observe the space rock to understand its size and orbit, which will likely reveal lower chances of a 2032 collision than what the current data shows.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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At least 21 since have been recalled, replaced or voted out.—
Sharyl Attkisson,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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Even though Rosemary Farm's California farm won't be able to fully replace its poultry stock until summer and won't be back to egg production until fall, the farm is still thinking about others, within the industry and outside it, Sanpei said.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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But Barkley didn’t join the Eagles to chase records.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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There's several variations but there's a big one that moves after the little one that appears to be chasing it....—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Follow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follow. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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