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
Quartz, 14 Dec. 2024
Come 2022, Joey finally got back in the booth and dropped off 2000, the follow-up to his seminal mixtape 1999.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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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
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Chinese consumer electronics maker Xiaomi is ready to launch an electric SUV next year as a follow-up on the smashing success of its first vehicle, the SU7.
—Quartz, 14 Dec. 2024
Come 2022, Joey finally got back in the booth and dropped off 2000, the follow-up to his seminal mixtape 1999.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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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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This certainly did not seem like a movie designed to have a sequel.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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This sequel to her bestselling novel, The Davenports: More Than This centers on Ruby Tremaine, Olivia Davenport and Helen Davenport, and Amy-Rose Shepherd, and is based on the real-life story of the wealthy Patterson family.Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 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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Only Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer supported by the Spanish crown, had led a circumnavigation of the globe before, although he was killed in the Philippines in 1521, and only his crew completed the journey.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 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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Plans are underway to expand the facility in Cancún and build partnerships with hospitals and research institutions across the globe.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Vacancies have risen because apartment supply is expanding and demand has fallen as consumers worry about the economy and inflation.Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Follow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follow%20up. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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