- a variation of go-around.
go-round
Americannoun
verb
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The round-of-16 defeat to the Netherlands in 2022 was viewed as a steppingstone to an even better result this go-round, especially when well-heeled donors helped pay to bring Pochettino aboard two years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
It dawns on him that he’s in a new, bizarre, just-for-him reality, and he won’t see daylight until he can spot the anomalies in each go-round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
“Hag” is meant to be watched, enjoyed and watched all over again, preferably with a different set of friends than the first go-round so the gospel can spread as quickly as possible.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
This is NBCU’s second go-round at an all-sports offering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
So tonight I say my poem twice, just in case the winds didn’t hear them the first go-round.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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Bonds sometimes get overlooked in the financial markets—and the financial press—but the cost of borrowing is what ultimately makes the economy go round.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Until someone produces a lander, all the astronauts can do is go round and round the moon and admire its “magnificent desolation,” as Buzz Aldrin put it.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
The most likely is a fifth year of grinding attritional warfare, while talks go round in circles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
“There’s issues we could go round and round on, which we’re not going to do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2025
“Wheels on the bus go round and round!”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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