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

One number, for example, revolves around the seawall at the golf course, which would exceed $300 million. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Most discussions of Singapore’s AI ambitions revolve around compute capacity, talent and regulation. — Kapil Kumar Jain, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

The Reception, revolving around a chaotic wedding party and featuring Jeff Daniels, Guy Pearce, Sabrina Impacciatore in the cast, is on the cusp of shooting in Scotland when this interview takes place, with cameras now rolling since late October. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

With just over 10 weeks to go until the vote, President Bola Tinubu is locked into a re-election battle against a slate of familiar rivals in campaigning that revolves around economic and security issues. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for revolve around

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