circle back

idiom

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

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King of the Hill is not the first shows to circle back around for another season long after it’s left the air, but the show, which first began back in 1997, has returned for season 14 on Hulu. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 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 The Toronto show went down as scheduled on Thursday (June 12) and will even circle back for round two on Friday (June 13). Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 13 June 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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