Following and Staff

Following

Following noun - A body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person.

Usage example: a prince with a large following to do practically everything for him

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Staff and following are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Staff" instead a noun "Following".

Nearby Words: follow, follower, followed

Staff noun - A body of persons at work or available for work.

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Following and staff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Following" instead a noun "Staff".

Nearby Words: staffed, staffer, staffing

female	female following	female staff
current	current following	current staff
small	small following	small staff
actual	actual following	actual staff
Other adjectives: entire, real, massive, large, big, main, dedicated, former, surviving.

The phrase took on a darker meaning in The '90s, following several incidents where shoppers or store staff were injured in what were effectively stampedes of people rushing the store doors.

Source: Christmas Creep
Even after Lucas departed the company following its sale to Disney, the 1313 project was ultimately cancelled and the development staff laid off.

Source: Executive Meddling / Video Games
In the year 2003, following long-standing disagreements with Black Isle Studios, its parent company Interplay laid off most of its staff.

Source: Creator / Obsidian Entertainment

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