run circles round

A form of run circles around — To outperform by a great margin.

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Meanings

verbrun circles round (third-person singular simple present runs circles round, present participle running circles round, simple past ran circles round, past participle run circles round)

present singular third person runs circles round · participle present running circles round · past ran circles round

  1. alternativealternative form of run circles around
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APA

run circles round. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20circles%20round

MLA

“run circles round.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20circles%20round. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run circles round,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20circles%20round.

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