virtuous circle

noun

1. a beneficial cycle of events or incidents, each having a positive effect on the next.

Word History and Origins

Origin of virtuous circle¹

First recorded in 1900–05; after vicious cycle

Example Sentences

Similar to AI, our current CRISPR tools are impacting the development of newer and more powerful genetic editors in a virtuous circle.

From Singularity Hub 

The goal is that this money gets out into the economy and encourages businesses to hire more workers and pay them more money, furthering a virtuous circle of spending that benefits everyone.

From Vox

On the one hand, employing fewer humans would bring Amazon more cost savings in the long run, which it would ideally pass on to customers and re-invest in other parts of the business, leading to hiring more people in a virtuous circle.

From Singularity Hub 

We’re not going to write about something that doesn’t have that authenticity, but it is very much a virtuous circle of writing, studying, and then coming back to our content creators.

From Digiday

And he charted how that then leads to higher wages, more lending, and more spending in an economic “virtuous circle.”

From The Daily Beast

Being snappy made them happy, and being happy made them snappy; establishing what is known to philosophers as the virtuous circle.

From Project Gutenberg

Religion makes for health and health promotes religion, and the virtuous circle is completed.

From Project Gutenberg

The more he was asked the more he remembered, and so on in a virtuous circle.

From Project Gutenberg