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followed suit

VERB

imitate what someone else is doing

Synonyms

WEAK

follow in the footsteps of follow the example of jump on the bandwagon

Example Sentences

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BofA Securities followed suit Monday, maintaining a Buy rating and raising its price target to $2,100 from $1,550.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Others, including Fifth Monarchist Wentworth Day, followed suit in later prosecutions.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

They followed suit, pressuring Disney into briefly suspending the show.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Indonesian designer Nada Puspita followed suit, but with cleaner lines.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

My legs and torso followed suit, and I pushed my foot against the pool’s edge, which sent me floating in no fixed direction.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas