the following
noun
: the following one or ones
—used to introduce a list, a quotation, etc.
The finalists are the following: Mary, James, and George.
The following are the times of departing trains: 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m.
Examples of the following in a Sentence
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.
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USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
The City finals were canceled in 2020 and no team champions were crowned the following year because of the pandemic.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
After a headline-making romance from 2002 to 2004, Lopez and Affleck grew romantically involved again in 2021 and married the following year.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
In the following years, drivers noticed their cars would spontaneously catch fire, leading to owners to file complaints about the problel with GM and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 17 May 2024
By the following year, the Revolt escalated the violence by openly advocating the murder of Arabs.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Meanwhile, employees went back and forth with the NHTSA, the San Francisco MTA, the San Francisco Police Department, and the San Francisco Fire Department about the incident and set up meetings for the following day.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 May 2024
In the following three-day period (April 29-May 1), streaming activity jumped 66% to 1.83 million streams.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
But after 1,494 dry wells were reported in the 2022 water year, the total fell to 669 dry wells the following year, and has continued declining.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
The City finals were canceled in 2020 and no team champions were crowned the following year because of the pandemic.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
After a headline-making romance from 2002 to 2004, Lopez and Affleck grew romantically involved again in 2021 and married the following year.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
In the following years, drivers noticed their cars would spontaneously catch fire, leading to owners to file complaints about the problel with GM and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 17 May 2024
By the following year, the Revolt escalated the violence by openly advocating the murder of Arabs.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Meanwhile, employees went back and forth with the NHTSA, the San Francisco MTA, the San Francisco Police Department, and the San Francisco Fire Department about the incident and set up meetings for the following day.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 May 2024
In the following three-day period (April 29-May 1), streaming activity jumped 66% to 1.83 million streams.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
But after 1,494 dry wells were reported in the 2022 water year, the total fell to 669 dry wells the following year, and has continued declining.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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“The following.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20following. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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