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follow suit

VERB
imitate what someone else is doing
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The rest of the game would follow suit as the Sparks couldn’t contain the Dream’s offense.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

If the Fed were to raise interest rates, the bar for the Bank of Mexico to follow suit is high, Ramos said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

They were the first AI labs to announce their scores, but others from around the world may follow suit in the coming days.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The murder rate usually rises and falls alongside other crimes, so through the 2010s, with property crime and overall youth offending dropping, criminologists expected the murder trend to follow suit.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Two other restaurants had desegregated the night before, and others promised to follow suit within days.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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