back in/into circulation

idiom

: back in the practice of going out socially
She's finally getting back in/into circulation after her divorce.

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If the pennies aren’t being put back into circulation, the Federal Reserve has to order more pennies — many of which will seemingly go unspent. Addy Bink, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2025 Sending products back to be repackaged, restocked and resold — sometimes overseas — generates even more carbon emissions, assuming they can be put back in circulation. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024 And not where some scavenging sidewalk salesman can get them back into circulation. Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024 In some corners of the industry, baskets, racks, and thicker tires are popular; Petersen is widely credited with bringing an unfashionable wheel size—the plump, gravel-friendly 650b—back into circulation. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for back in/into circulation

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“Back in/into circulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20in%2Finto%20circulation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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