full circle
noun
to the original place, source, or state through a cycle of developments (usually used in the phrase come full circle).
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of full circle
1875–80, for literal sense
Words nearby full circle
full, full binding, full blast, full blood, full board, full circle, full circle, come, full cousin, full denture, full dress, full employment
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Example sentences from the Web for full circle
This full-circle comparative literature process is well represented in modern war writing and recent Arabic fiction.
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Marion Cotillard on Playing a Prostitute in ‘The Immigrant’ and Seducing America|Marlow Stern|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEASTWhen the funnel is formed, this becomes a full-circle and should be wide enough to go around your cooking pot.
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