go-around

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noun

ˈgō-ə-ˌrau̇nd

: runaround

gave me the go-around

: round

reached an agreement during the first go-around

: a heated argument or struggle

had a real go-around with her about it

: an act or instance of going around (as in an air traffic pattern)

go around

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verb

went around; gone around; going around; goes around

intransitive verb

: to pass from place to place : go here and there

: to have currency : circulate

an amusing story is going around

: to satisfy demand : fill the need

not enough jobs to go around

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Noun

Release date: May 23 Thrill factor: Tom Cruise’s death-defying stunts in his eighth go-around as the Impossible Mission Force’s most valuable agent offers the kind of cinematic spectacle that demands to be seen on the biggest possible screen. —

Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025 Rooney also voiced Santa in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, making this his second go-around as the character. —

Victoria Edel, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024

Verb

How to Help Victims of the Los Angeles Wildfires Northward of that, the Hurst Fire, which grew to about 500 acres in size, sparked around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday and was still going around 5 a.m. on Wednesday. —

Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025 Respiratory illnesses aside, another seasonal malady that’s going around is norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhea. —

Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for go-around