1
as in replaced
to come after in time
a wrap-up always follows the Super Bowl broadcast
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2
as in chased
to go after or on the track of
let's follow the boys to their hiding place
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3
as in obeyed
to act according to the commands of
follow me, and you'll do OK
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4
as in traversed
to make one's way through, across, or over
followed the path into the garden
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5
as in noted
to take notice of and be guided by
don't follow his advice
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as in observed
to keep one's eyes on
stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight
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Recent Examples of followed
Sulfuric aerosols trapped in ice cores suggest that a truly massive volcanic eruption took place in 1809, followed by a succession of smaller eruptions that culminated in the staggering explosion of Mount Tambora in 1815.
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
That being said, the Consumer Price Index has followed an almost identical trajectory from Q420 to the most recent figures, meaning spending is merely in line with inflation.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee County led with 12 reports, followed by Marathon and Portage with five each.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Amelia Brown Frazier’s son, Owsley Brown Frazier, followed in his mother’s philanthropic footsteps.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Fantilli followed and used a swirl of sorcery and stick moves before beating Silovs.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
What followed were years of confrontations and anger.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Anyone who’s followed the Charlotte Hornets for the better part of the past decade understands the importance of good health.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, he can be followed on X @paultilsley.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
That being said, the Consumer Price Index has followed an almost identical trajectory from Q420 to the most recent figures, meaning spending is merely in line with inflation.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee County led with 12 reports, followed by Marathon and Portage with five each.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Amelia Brown Frazier’s son, Owsley Brown Frazier, followed in his mother’s philanthropic footsteps.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Fantilli followed and used a swirl of sorcery and stick moves before beating Silovs.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
What followed were years of confrontations and anger.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Anyone who’s followed the Charlotte Hornets for the better part of the past decade understands the importance of good health.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, he can be followed on X @paultilsley.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed
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In the owner’s en suite, Heesen replaced one of the original dual toilets with a vanity area.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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The East Wing, which, in part, housed the office of the first lady and the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, will be replaced by a ballroom.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Those interviewed in the UN report described being surveilled, followed and even chased by drones while going about their everyday lives.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jimenez, who joined the Navy shortly after his 18th birthday, largely served on PC-616, a patrol craft boat that chased submarines.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The team traversed steep and uneven ground, overcame vertical drops of up to 60 feet (20 meters) using rope techniques and transformed a small underground site into a temporary base.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Several states along the East Coast have been issued warnings by the National Weather Service (NWS), after a nor’easter traversed the eastern seaboard this weekend bringing with it the threat of strong wind and heavy rain.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Chaparro also noted that bitcoin and ether suffered less losses compared to alternative crypto-assets in this month’s massive liquidation event.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The White House has pushed back on the criticism, sending out a press release Tuesday that noted that there was a long legacy of presidential alterations, renovations and expansions of the White House complex.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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The comet is the third space rock ever observed flying into our solar system from interstellar space – after ‘Oumumua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Schwartzman keenly observed the change in technology and its influence on the music industry as an artist.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The break-up, announced in January, was a surprise because Carter, who succeeded Paul Keel as chief executive in March 2024, had run both Smiths Detection and Smiths Interconnect earlier in his career and some investors perceived him as wedded to them.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Wearables succeeded not just by measuring physiology, but by creating feedback loops that made invisible processes visible and actionable.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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King is said to have had nightmares that night — his son running through endless hallways, pursued by a malevolent presence — inspiring the plot of the famous movie.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Blue Jays, of course, had aggressively pursued Ohtani two winters ago, when the Japanese designated hitter/pitcher opted to sign a long-term deal with the Dodgers.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Followed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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