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.

Examples of revolve around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For decades planning has revolved around cars. —Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025

Meathead — on the 1970s classic Norman Lear sitcom, a groundbreaking show that revolved around the working-class Bunker family in Queens, New York. —Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025

Another factor Bradshaw points to is that AI ROI can be difficult to measure, in particular with so much of it currently revolving around personal productivity technologies. —Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025

While the popular imagination of artificial intelligence often revolves around image and video generation, Kojima sees the technology’s potential in technical, not aesthetic, terms. —Will Ripley, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for revolve around

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