: through a series of developments that lead back to the original source, position, or situation or to a complete reversal of the original position
—usually used in the phrase come full circle
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At this incident, fire officials said lessons learned from the Squirrelsnest Lane tragedy came full circle and a similar tragedy was possibly averted by the first arriving fire officer, Capt. Grant Burns.
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In 2014, Spelling said their friendship had come full circle with their kids growing close.
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And eventually everything kind of came full circle.
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If this comes to fruition, Spurrier’s career would have come full circle.
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A year later, on the night before his death, his rhetoric came full circle.
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Now, Nixon is coming full circle in her ambition, announcing on Twitter on Monday her intention to run for governor of New York state in a bold professional pivot from drama to politics.
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And when Marshall blocked two game-winning shot attempts by Western Kentucky to win the C-USA’s automatic bid, D'Antoni viewed it as life finally coming full circle.
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But playing at TD Garden allowed things to come full circle.
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First Known Use of full circle
1878
FULL CIRCLE Defined for English Language Learners
full circle
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: through a series of changes that lead back to an original position or situation or to an opposite position or situation
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