went around; gone around; going around; goes around
1
a
: to pass from place to place : go here and there
b
: to have currency : circulate
an amusing story is going around
2
: to satisfy demand : fill the need
not enough jobs to go around
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
The second go-around followed a brief coupling that was the result of both of them being dumped in shocking Casa Amor recouplings.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 18 July 2025
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 July 2025
However, the Oklahoma University graduate and former OU Pom squad member came back for another go around — and made it through to the finish.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 July 2025
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Noun
This is not your first go-around in terms of dramatizations of your life.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
The second go-around followed a brief coupling that was the result of both of them being dumped in shocking Casa Amor recouplings.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 18 July 2025
Verb
Two summers ago, as a group of people used their cars to stop traffic to help a gaggle of 150 to 200 geese cross a road in Henderson, Nevada, a driver went around them and struck at least nine geese, a witness told ABC affiliate KTNV.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 July 2025
However, the Oklahoma University graduate and former OU Pom squad member came back for another go around — and made it through to the finish.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 July 2025
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“Go-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-around. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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