circle back

idiom

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

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If products are merchandised poorly, no one will want to purchase it and money will not circle back to fisheries and the Alaskan economy could suffer. Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The action and emphasis always circle back to the Arconia. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025 You’re allowed to change your mind and circle back. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025 Both the second and now the third Aidan breakups circle back to Carrie cheating. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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