circle back
Americanverb phrase
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to return to an earlier point on a path, trip, etc., often by a different route so as to make a loop.
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to return to an earlier point, topic of conversation, or stage in a process.
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Sooner rather than later this executive will have to circle back to big issues that can't be ducked forever.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
I’ll circle back to this story in a bit, but first, about that debate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
Ping [email protected] with the word or phrase, and why it’s your pet peeve, and we might circle back and include it in a future story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
While the views expressed may vary, conversations about Alberta independence typically circle back to oil.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
As we circle back around to the other side of the road, where Little Bastard sits looking patient and abandoned, he says, “Six miles. Son, you ran all that way?”
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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