Following
Following noun - A body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person.
In line with and following are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In line with" instead a noun "Following".
In line with
Following and in line with are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Following" instead a noun phrase "In line with".
Both terms in one sentence
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While neither of them outright acknowledge it as an indirect kiss, Kyon's elated reaction and his following thoughts are very much in line with the trope.
Source: Indirect Kiss -
Following in the footsteps of Sweet Tooth, Ratchet, and Kratos, she was made a playable golfer in Hot Shots Golf 6/World Invitation as well as a Sack costume in LittleBigPlanet (in line with other mascots like the Pipo Monkeys, the Patapon, and the Loco Roco).
Source: Video Game / Gravity Rush - This attempt backfired horribly, with Trump winning the following primaries way above polling results, becoming the presumptive nominee after the Indiana race (by that point, he was projected to get around two-thirds of delegates in line with polls in the remaining states).
Source: Useful Notes / The New Tens
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