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go around

[goh-uh-round] / ˈgoʊ əˌraʊnd /




VERB
circumvolve
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"Now, when someone wins they'll go around the festival site or some of the local pubs with the tarpaulin from the ham, and collect donations for good causes."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

"If she's feeling really over-stimulated I have to like go around like turning off all the main lights," he says.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Now, with food makers looking to pack protein into more products, there’s not enough of it to go around.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Chip stocks have had plenty of juice for their gains, but there’s only so much juice to go around.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

And I already know how people shouldn’t go around telling their business to people they don’t even know, but at the same time, besides Rondell I didn’t know anybody anymore.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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