on the heels of

phrase

: immediately following
came close on the heels of the announcement

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Either way, the momentum continues the following day when Mercury meets with Uranus retrograde in Gemini, offering a surge of intellectual clarity on the heels of that Neptunian fog. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Both companies will deliver results on the heels of rivals that raised the bar, with Nvidia preceding Broadcom and CrowdStrike as the appetizer for Palo Alto. — Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 Hard on the heels of his new third-favorite Golden Tempo, DeRosa rates Sea Strike at 6-1. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 His Toronto Maple Leafs, on the heels of three straight first-round playoff exits, were sputtering in November with a 9-10-4 record. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the heels of

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“On the heels of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20heels%20of. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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