vicious circles

variants also vicious cycles
plural of vicious circle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vicious circles
Noun
  • This strategy leverages China’s manufacturing density to shorten logistics delays and accelerate iteration cycles, key advantages in a product category that still evolves rapidly.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • That internal clock controls your sleep and wake cycles, detecting light as a signal to be awake and darkness as a signal to fall asleep.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And now, an 11-play, 34-yard drive that ended with a turnover on downs when CJ Daniels dropped a fourth-down pass from Carson Beck that would have moved the chains.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • In 2003, Dawes launched Late July, an organic, non-GMO tortilla chip brand that’s now stocked in major grocery chains across the country, including Target, Whole Foods, Kroger, and Walmart.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Using the back of a spoon, spread the batter into 2 ½-inch circles.
    Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Vicious circles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicious%20circles. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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