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 first installment revolved around solar contractor Ronald Gladden, who participated in a court case along with a preposterous group of actor-jurors sequestered together for the proceedings. —Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026

Currently, the process for obtaining data typically revolves around subscribing to APIs that charge a monthly credit card fee, and where one-off transactions are economically unviable. —Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 May 2026

Rupert talked about his fears, too, some of which revolve around AI. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

A lot of this conversation revolves around trust, and the question of whether or not Billy trusts her as a businessperson. —Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 May 2026

Rhymes for revolve around

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