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complete a cycle
collocation
to come to the end of a series of events that happen in a particular order, one following the other, usually before beginning again and being repeated:
Humans generally take about 90 minutes to complete a full cycle of REM and non-REM sleep.
In the Lunar calendar, each year is named after an animal or a mystical beast, with 12 years completing a cycle.
A biennial is a plant that takes two years to complete the cycle from seed to maturity and death.
Many Americans feel a sense of relief when they complete a four-year political cycle and elect a new president.
My mother has completed one cycle of her chemotherapy.
Like many parasites, it needs a particular type of host in which to complete its life cycle.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Repeating an action
be at it againidiom
be/sound like a broken recordidiom
binge-watch
bingeable
blitz
déjà vu
here we go (again)idiom
iteration
iterative
iteratively
keep on doing something
keep your eye inidiom
repetitive
replicable
reprise
reproduce
reproducible
reproducibly
reread
rewrite
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