Difference between Following and Succeeding

FOLLOWING vs SUCCEEDING: NOUN

The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
A group of followers or enthusiasts
A group or gathering of admirers, adherents, or disciples.
The item or items to be mentioned next.
A body of followers, retainers, attendants, or supporters; the adherents, disciples, or imitators of a particular leader or system, considered collectively; the persons composing a sect or party that follows the lead of a chief, or is devoted to the same cause, body of principles, or system of teaching or action.
What one follows as an occupation or trade; vocation; calling; occupation.
One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.
Vocation; business; profession.
Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the.
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.

The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which succeeds, or follows after; consequence.
Consequence; result.
The act of one who succeeds.
A person with a record of successes

Immediately following in time or order
Going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
Coming next in time or order.
Now to be enumerated.
Blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft. Used of wind.
Next after; succeeding; ensuing.
(In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation). In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.
Coming next, either in sequence or in time
About to be specified
Blowing in the direction of travel
In the desired direction
About to be mentioned or specified

Immediately succeeding; coming next in order; ensuing: as, during the following week.
That is now to follow; now to be related, set forth, described, or explained: as, the following story I can vouch for; in the following order.
In naval architecture, said of the edge or end of a surface or blade, as a propeller blade, which is in the rear when moving through water: opposed to leading.

Prior, Subsequent, After, Shadowing, Succeeding, Stalking, Favourable, Tailing, Favorable, Pursuit, Chase, Pursuing, Followers, Undermentioned, Next

Achieving, Success, Inheriting, Undermentioned, Postmortem, Ensuing, Back to back, Apres ski, In line, Following, Next, Post, Consecutive, Incoming, Future

Due, Wake, Prior, Subsequent, After, Shadowing, Succeeding, Stalking, Favourable, Tailing, Favorable, Chase, Pursuing, Undermentioned, Next

Managing, Success, Inheriting, Undermentioned, Postmortem, Ensuing, Back to back, Apres ski, In line, Following, Next, Post, Consecutive, Incoming, Future

Sunday following as taken i the men assembled.
Host the following guests at your Ember Court.
Consider the following test, and commented out section.
Which of the following is false or incorrect?
Unlock the following amenities for your Ember Court.
Following completion of BCT, they will attend WOCS.
Cardiopulmonary arrest following barium enema examination with glucagon.
The following year the Ombudsman reported that handling of applications for ROG had improved following the two structural changes.
If blanket waiver of recovery from others is written, the following wording should be inserted following Operations in Schedule: All Texas Operations.
The following tips can help you before, during and following an accident.

But do they have any hope of succeeding?
New applications are required for each succeeding period.
Which way has the best chance of succeeding?
The succeeding utility screens are for reference only.
BCE after conquering and succeeding the Shang Dynasty.
Louis Seith becomes commandant of cadets, succeeding Brig.
Greatest productions get better with each succeeding release.
Their utility diminishes with each succeeding tactical echelon.
Thursday for call on the succeeding Tuesday Motion Docket for Boone and the succeeding Monday Motion Docket for Gallatin.
Should the succeeding reading indicate that the estimate is materially in error, an adjustment shall be made in the succeeding bill.