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follow in the footsteps of

VERB
follow suit
Synonyms
WEAK
follow the example of jump on the bandwagon
VERB
take after
Synonyms
WEAK
act like be like copy ditto do like follow follow suit follow the example of imitate inherit look like make like mimic mirror pattern after rival

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He attended Syracuse in 1947 to follow in the footsteps of his brother.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

California became the first state to follow in the footsteps of the European Union, which outlawed the additives between 1990 and 2008.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Burry is betting Cohen can follow in the footsteps of Warren Buffett.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Waters said she hopes to follow in the footsteps of those sports legends.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

It would have been enough for him to follow in the footsteps of his father, and he would have satisfied the soldiers and the people.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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