: one of a series of recurring actions or events : round

Examples of go-round in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In this go-round, two new ads will be seen during The Masters between April 8 and April 14 and in five key overseas markets: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024 In their first go-round, amid charges that Republican allies of Harrison had committed widespread fraud, Harrison triumphed, even though Cleveland won the popular vote. TIME, 4 Apr. 2024 The failure of the first effort relieved the city of some of the affordable-homes requirement on the next go-round. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024 And there's more good news: The set list is going to be a lot more flexible this go-round. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2024 Jimmy Kimmel is hosting for the fourth time, following go-rounds in 2017, 2018 and 2023. Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024 After the connection of having Jason Reitman direct the last film – picking up the baton from his father, Ivan Reitman – Gil Kenan slides into the director’s chair this go-round, again sharing credit with Reitman on the script. Brian Lowry, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 Fundraising for the latest effort could easily wipe away that debt and reap a hefty sum for organizers who profited nicely from the last go-round. Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024 This go-round, Kiranos tapped his guitarist David Talley to help co-write some of the material for Yours Until the War Is Over. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of go-round was in 1891

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“Go-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-round. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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