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follow-ups

follow-ups is the plural of follow-up.

Meaning of follow-up

Noun

follow-up (plural follow-ups)

  1. A subsidiary action taken in response to an event.
    • A follow-up order placed in 2019 will feature the technology being built into new trams which are due to arrive next year.2020 January 2, Richard Clinnick, “Midlands Metro welcomes new catenary-free trams”, in Rail, page 16
  2. (Internet) A posted message on a newsgroup, etc. in reply to a previous one.
  3. A shot on goal directly following another that has been saved.
    • It could have been much worse for City before the break, but goalkeeper Joe Hart saved Jamie Mackie's long-range shot and Helguson's headed follow-up - although the latter was offside - before Bothroyd hit the post with another header.2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport
  4. The revisiting of a patient in ambulatory care.

Questions about follow-ups

What is follow-ups the plural of?
Follow-ups is the plural of follow-up.

Words near follow-ups in the dictionary

  1. follow-ons
  2. follow-the-leader
  3. follow-through
  4. follow-throughs
  5. follow-up
  6. follow-ups
  7. follow-worthy
  8. follow4follow
  9. followability
  10. followable
  11. followday

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