went around; gone around; going around; goes around
1
a
: to pass from place to place : go here and there
b
: to have currency : circulate
an amusing story is going around
2
: to satisfy demand : fill the need
not enough jobs to go around
Examples of go-around in a Sentence
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Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
There’s no word from Peacock on who could replace Hyland this go-around.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
SpaceX had high expectations for the third go-around, which commentators on a live feed Thursday noted far surpassed what the company had achieved thus far in previous attempts.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
The committee eventually reconvened and passed it on the second go-around.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Now gearing up to face their rivals once again, fans can expect the rematch to be even more exciting than the first go-around.
—Hannah Brewitt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
His wife received the visa on the second go-around, but that meant little without one for him.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
Clive Barker had originally envisioned more sequels to star Higgins' Julia, but the actor did not wish to return for another go-around.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
So much has changed since Percy Miller’s first go-around as a basketball parent.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Michael McDowell goes around moments from the checkered!!
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2024
But Take Note The trains can derail when going around corners.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Apr. 2024
Last week, reports started going around that claimed Amazon employs around 1,000 workers in India to watch people shop and review purchases at stores using its Just Walk Out tech.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 17 Apr. 2024
Then go around andcollect all the dishes — like those water glasses on your bedside table — and put them in the sink.
—Life Kit, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Still, the bridge is crucial to the area, and now that it is gone, vehicles will either have to go around the Baltimore Beltway or go through the Baltimore Harbor tunnels.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Advertisement In an interview, Reach said Dorothy Orlando would often go around politely asking homeowners to grant her husband their vote by proxy, and most would comply in order to stay in the Orlandos’ good graces.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Ukrainian entrepreneurs are building more and bigger drones, and in a uniquely anarchic way, supporting the military by going around a Ministry of Defense that is still too slow for a bunch of crowdfunded engineers, investment bankers, and enthusiasts.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Noun
The inclement weather resulted in other go-arounds at LaGuardia, including JetBlue Flight 698, which was trying to land at about the same time.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
There’s no word from Peacock on who could replace Hyland this go-around.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
SpaceX had high expectations for the third go-around, which commentators on a live feed Thursday noted far surpassed what the company had achieved thus far in previous attempts.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
The committee eventually reconvened and passed it on the second go-around.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Now gearing up to face their rivals once again, fans can expect the rematch to be even more exciting than the first go-around.
—Hannah Brewitt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
His wife received the visa on the second go-around, but that meant little without one for him.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
Clive Barker had originally envisioned more sequels to star Higgins' Julia, but the actor did not wish to return for another go-around.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
So much has changed since Percy Miller’s first go-around as a basketball parent.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
Verb
After they got settled, all the kids went around and introduced themselves.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Michael McDowell goes around moments from the checkered!!
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2024
But Take Note The trains can derail when going around corners.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Apr. 2024
Last week, reports started going around that claimed Amazon employs around 1,000 workers in India to watch people shop and review purchases at stores using its Just Walk Out tech.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 17 Apr. 2024
Then go around andcollect all the dishes — like those water glasses on your bedside table — and put them in the sink.
—Life Kit, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Still, the bridge is crucial to the area, and now that it is gone, vehicles will either have to go around the Baltimore Beltway or go through the Baltimore Harbor tunnels.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Advertisement In an interview, Reach said Dorothy Orlando would often go around politely asking homeowners to grant her husband their vote by proxy, and most would comply in order to stay in the Orlandos’ good graces.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Ukrainian entrepreneurs are building more and bigger drones, and in a uniquely anarchic way, supporting the military by going around a Ministry of Defense that is still too slow for a bunch of crowdfunded engineers, investment bankers, and enthusiasts.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
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