followed suit

Ronald Reagan while serving as governor of California signed the nation's first law allowing for no-fault divorce in 1969, and a majority of states followed suit within the next 20 years.

USA Today, Gannet’s flagship rag, followed suit a few days later.

As I followed suit, tears unexpectedly sprung into my eyes.

Asked why so few organisations had followed suit, he said he thought people simply did not know about the scheme.

Experienced opener Wyatt-Hodge was the one batter to look close to comfortable against Bangladesh's spinners and she followed suit against South Africa's seam-heavy attack.