revolve around
phrasal 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.
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The novel’s composition is remarkable for the unusual way its eight sections tangentially revolve around the narrator, a West African man named Tunde.
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
That case revolves around a now-frozen second order from Immergut that blocked the deployment of troops from Oregon.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The show — revolving around the servers and bartenders at SUR, with Vanderpump presiding over both their work and (somehow) personal lives — was about the messy, bed-hopping lives of struggling actors, musicians and models in Los Angeles who needed restaurant work to sustain them.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
While Spotify is the lone defendant, many of the more noteworthy claims in the complaint revolve around Drake in particular.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
That case revolves around a now-frozen second order from Immergut that blocked the deployment of troops from Oregon.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The show — revolving around the servers and bartenders at SUR, with Vanderpump presiding over both their work and (somehow) personal lives — was about the messy, bed-hopping lives of struggling actors, musicians and models in Los Angeles who needed restaurant work to sustain them.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
While Spotify is the lone defendant, many of the more noteworthy claims in the complaint revolve around Drake in particular.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revolve around
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“Revolve around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolve%20around. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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