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follow-up

[ fol-oh-uhp ]

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noun

the act of following up.
an action or thing that serves to increase the effectiveness of a previous one, as a second or subsequent letter, phone call, or visit.
Also called follow. Journalism.
1. a news story providing additional information on a story or article previously published.
2. Also called sidebar, a minor news story used to supplement a related story of major importance. Compare feature story ( def 1 ), human-interest story, shirttail.

adjective

designed or serving to follow up, especially to increase the effectiveness of a previous action:
a follow-up interview; a follow-up offer.
of or relating to action that follows an initial treatment, course of study, etc.:
follow-up care for mental patients; a follow-up survey.

follow up

verb

to pursue or investigate (a person, evidence, etc) closely
to continue (action) after a beginning, esp to increase its effect

noun

1. something done to reinforce an initial action
2. ( as modifier )
  a follow-up letter
med a routine examination of a patient at various intervals after medical or surgical treatment

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Word History and Origins

Origin of follow-up¹

First recorded in 1920–25; noun, adj. use of verb phrase follow up

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The song's purposefully unsuited to radio – unlike the follow-up single, Lovesick Lullaby.

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A vocal niche of fans was so disappointed that its follow-up, “The Rise of Skywalker,” executed an about-face and proclaimed that Rey was no less than the daughter of the Emperor himself.

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If she had been "high" risk, the police follow-up would have happened within a week.

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Taylor tore herself in two to make the follow-up, A Complicated Woman, which comes out on Friday.

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"I came here for any treatment and to follow-up," says Mr Barkat, as nurses change his dressing and give new painkillers.

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follow-through folly

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