in circulation

idiom

: going or passing from person to person or place to place

That rumor has been in circulation for a long time.

coins no longer in circulation

Examples of in circulation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One reason that the US government has to make so many pennies every year is because a large percentage of them don’t remain in circulation. —Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 May 2025

After the first 2022 deliveries, Musk promised 50,000 semi trucks in circulation by 2024. —Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025

This comes after Stripe acquired stablecoin business Bridge for $1.1 billion earlier this year, and stablecoins in circulation have surged from $154 billion a year ago to $234 billion today, per DeFiLlama. —Lucinda Shen, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025

Speaking of fruits, Krispy Kreme will also re-release its popular Strawberry Glazed Doughnut, which hasn’t been in circulation since its limited run in August 2023, to add to the line-up of goodies. —Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 May 2025

Rhymes for in circulation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration