: one of a series of recurring actions or events : round

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The march of technology insures that every new go-round leaves us even more desolate than the last one. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 28 May 2025 Jared Harris makes for a compelling Moriarty, and Downey and Law maintain their bro-y chemistry, but the novelty of Ritchie’s reimagining of Sherlock Holmes can’t help but feel a bit stale on the second go-round. Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025 On the first go-round, McConnell calls his own number. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025 The guy who buried one-timers on the power play from Nathan MacKinnon in October while also playing a responsible brand of hockey took a while to show up in his second go-round in Loveland. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for go-round

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of go-round was in 1891

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“Go-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-round. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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