revolving
adjective
re·volv·ing
ri-ˈväl-viŋ 
-ˈvȯl-,
also -ˈvä-viŋ,
or -ˈvȯ-viŋ
1
a
: tending to revolve or recur
especially
: recurrently available
b
: of, relating to, or being credit that may be used repeatedly up to the specified limit and is usually repaid in regular proportional installments
2
: turning around on or as if on an axis
a revolving platform
Examples of revolving in a Sentence
The band played on a revolving stage.
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Atlético de Madrid has been the club with the biggest revolving door this summer.
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Federal oversight has existed in Oakland for more than two decades, with a monitor and judge overseeing reforms of a department that has seen its share of scandals and a revolving door of police chiefs in recent years.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
These creatures are instantly subjected to bigotry and exploitation, carrying a metaphor that becomes a kind of revolving door.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Left tackle was a revolving door throughout last season and the Chiefs made a pre-draft upgrade by signing free agent Jaylon Moore from the San Francisco 49ers.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Federal oversight has existed in Oakland for more than two decades, with a monitor and judge overseeing reforms of a department that has seen its share of scandals and a revolving door of police chiefs in recent years.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
These creatures are instantly subjected to bigotry and exploitation, carrying a metaphor that becomes a kind of revolving door.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Left tackle was a revolving door throughout last season and the Chiefs made a pre-draft upgrade by signing free agent Jaylon Moore from the San Francisco 49ers.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revolving
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“Revolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolving. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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