following up

VERB

make inquiries

Synonyms

WEAK

check out find out about investigate look into make sure pursue

Antonyms

WEAK

avoid dodge forget

Example Sentences

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They were following up on earlier work showing that dendrites, the branch-like extensions of neurons, process signals differently depending on their location.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

“How many times did I drop it?” he asked an audience member, before following up with: “How many times did I catch it?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Ocasio-Cortez’s press secretary, Karla Santillan, told Salon in an email that the representative was “personally following up on her question line regarding systemic fraud in the Medicare Advantage Program.”

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Lacklustre and outgunned in Rome in week one, Scotland are now France's biggest challengers after following up the Calcutta Cup demolition of England with a nailbiting, nerve-wrenching win in Wales.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

“We are following up on a few leads, but to tell the truth, we’re pretty sure they’re dead ends.”

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley