full circle
adverb
: through a series of developments that lead back to the original source, position, or situation or to a complete reversal of the original position
—usually used in the phrase come full circle
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For Soper, moving back to Asheville — to the slower pace, the familiar foods, dog walks in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, being closer to his sister and her children — has brought him full circle.
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Sandy West, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
Weller also played it with Pete Townshend at the first Teenage Cancer Trust that Daltrey curated back in 2000, bringing the entire event full circle.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
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Sandy West, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
Weller also played it with Pete Townshend at the first Teenage Cancer Trust that Daltrey curated back in 2000, bringing the entire event full circle.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Full circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20circle. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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