revolved; revolving
1
: to turn over at length in the mind : ponder
revolve a scheme
2
a
obsolete
: to cause to go round in an orbit
b
1
: recur
2
a
: to ponder something
b
: to remain under consideration
ideas revolved in his mind
3
a
: to move in a curved path round a center or axis
b
: to turn or roll round on an axis
4
: to have or come to a specified focus : center
—usually used with around
the dispute revolved around wages
Examples of revolve in a Sentence
As the gear revolves, it turns the other gears.
The Earth revolves on its axis.
The software allows you to revolve images.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Director Kenny Leon’s new production, however, seems caught between reverence for the original source material and a seemingly half-hearted attempt to renovate the setting around which the classic action revolves.
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According to the Philadelphia Fed, total revolving balances were at $628.6 billion in the first quarter, which was also a series high.
—Pete Grieve, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Over the last eight years, the world economy has thus come to revolve less around the United States.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Director Kenny Leon’s new production, however, seems caught between reverence for the original source material and a seemingly half-hearted attempt to renovate the setting around which the classic action revolves.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
According to the Philadelphia Fed, total revolving balances were at $628.6 billion in the first quarter, which was also a series high.
—Pete Grieve, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Over the last eight years, the world economy has thus come to revolve less around the United States.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Revolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolve. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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