went around; gone around; going around; goes around
1
a
: to pass from place to place : go here and there
b
: to have currency : circulate
an amusing story is going around
2
: to satisfy demand : fill the need
not enough jobs to go around
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Bigger And Better Since this isn’t the first go-around for the collaboration, Lindsey and Chelsea were able to apply a lot of learnings to this second collection.
—Sarah Boyd, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Shani Harmon, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, the same Spirit Airlines flight from Philadelphia to San Juan opted for a path that went around Hurricane Erin, according to flight data from FlightAware.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But dynamics have shifted since her first go-around.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Bigger And Better Since this isn’t the first go-around for the collaboration, Lindsey and Chelsea were able to apply a lot of learnings to this second collection.
—Sarah Boyd, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
In my experience, there’s rarely a dearth of work to go around.
—Shani Harmon, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, the same Spirit Airlines flight from Philadelphia to San Juan opted for a path that went around Hurricane Erin, according to flight data from FlightAware.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Go-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-around. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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