Following
Following adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
In the wake and following are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In the wake" instead an adverb "Following".
In the wake
Following and in the wake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Following" instead an adverb phrase "In the wake".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The episode "Aftershock" didn't have a normal investigation or prosecution, instead following the various characters around for a day in the wake of an execution they all witnessed.
Source: Day in the Life - Arguably, they were following on in the wake of David Hume (although also arguably they were going much further than he did).
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Another X-Men example with Hellion, though he mellowed out considerably in the wake of Stryker's attacks on the school following M Day, after many of his friends were killed.
Source: The Bully
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