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
Examples of full circle in a Sentence
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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
In the shadow of two buttes, Alex Cobb’s four-month odyssey came full circle.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
The new Swift-Dickinson link brings some Swifties’ long-gestating theories full circle.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
The name change came full circle for Prince William, as he and Prince Harry were known as William Wales and Harry Wales while attending school and through their military service because of Charles’ title at the time.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
By 2017, 14 years into Erdoğan’s rule, Turkey’s economy had come full circle.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Bringing those original lyrics to the iHeartRadio Music Awards stage feels almost like a full circle moment for Green Day, who were presented the first-ever Landmark Award by Avril Lavigne.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
And to bring it full circle, that’s the part of the trauma of activism that’s never been treated from the generations ahead to the generation now.
—Liz Appel, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
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
In the shadow of two buttes, Alex Cobb’s four-month odyssey came full circle.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
The new Swift-Dickinson link brings some Swifties’ long-gestating theories full circle.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
The name change came full circle for Prince William, as he and Prince Harry were known as William Wales and Harry Wales while attending school and through their military service because of Charles’ title at the time.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
By 2017, 14 years into Erdoğan’s rule, Turkey’s economy had come full circle.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Bringing those original lyrics to the iHeartRadio Music Awards stage feels almost like a full circle moment for Green Day, who were presented the first-ever Landmark Award by Avril Lavigne.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
And to bring it full circle, that’s the part of the trauma of activism that’s never been treated from the generations ahead to the generation now.
—Liz Appel, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Full circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20circle. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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