in circles
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There was a dusty little road leading into the woods, but soon it became a narrow, rocky trail, which twisted and wound until I thought I might be going in circles.
From Literature
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"We just go round and round in circles."
From BBC
Spins are tricks that rotate on the horizontal axis, so turning in circles.
From BBC
They will go in circles over what day the trash bins go out, and what day it is at the moment.
From Los Angeles Times
Infected birds may walk or swim in circles, crash into objects, or even fall out of the air.
From Science Daily
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