circle back

VERB

recrudesce

Synonyms

STRONG

react reappear rebound recoil reconsider recur repair repeat retreat revert revisit revolve

WEAK

bounce back come again come back double back go again hark back to move back reel back reenter reoccur retrace steps

Antonyms

STRONG

disappear stay

VERB

return

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come back retire turn

STRONG

react reappear rebound recoil reconsider recrudesce recur reexamine repair repeat retreat revert revisit revolve rotate

WEAK

back up bounce back come again double back go again hark back to move back reel back reenter reoccur retrace steps

Antonyms

STRONG

face ignore meet stay

WEAK

ask depart keep leave pay request take

Example Sentences

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I’ll circle back to this story in a bit, but first, about that debate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

It stalks quietly, tests its prey, strikes, then retreats, only to circle back again.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

It is the prime minister's judgement which his critics circle back to again and again, every time the story returns.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Others avoided mentioning any desire for bodily change, lest the conversation circle back to mindset rather than concrete goals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Every time they chased him from the tree, he’d just run off a little way and circle back, then stand off far enough away that they’d rally around my tree again.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

circle back

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