circle back

idiom

: to return
I circled back to the house to get my briefcase.

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Close the Loop Too many leaders forget to circle back. Joseph Folkman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 You’re allowed to change your mind and circle back. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025 The plane tried to circle back for landing but was unsuccessful in that attempt, according to Halter. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 July 2025 However, these misfortunes circle back to ideas that the movie had long ago brushed past already. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for circle back

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“Circle back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circle%20back. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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