revolve around

verb

revolved around; revolving around; revolves around

1

: to move around (something) in a path that is similar to a circle

The planets revolve around the sun.

2

: to have (someone or something) as a main subject or interest

The discussion revolved around the question of repairing the roads.

His life revolves around playing basketball.

He thinks the world revolves around him.

Examples of revolve around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Parkville Police Department will host two informational sessions on Thursday revolving around how the city uses Flock surveillance systems, which have been a hot topic of discussion across the Kansas City metro and nationally in recent months. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

At the heart of this imbroglio unfolds a gallery of colorful characters, all revolving around an ultra-charismatic art dealer. — Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

San Ángel Zurumucapio, a hamlet of 6,000 with P’urhépecha indigenous roots, is the kind of place where everybody seems to be distant relatives, and where the social calendar revolves around the big rodeos held every few months. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

In Burgundy, the directors train their exquisitely observational vérité gaze over the vineyards, owners and workers whose lives revolve around production and consumption of the famed French red. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for revolve around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground