revolving
adjective
re·volv·ing
ri-ˈväl-viŋ 
-ˈvȯl-,
also -ˈvä-viŋ,
or -ˈvȯ-viŋ
1
a
: tending to revolve or recur
especially
: recurrently available
b
: of, relating to, or being credit that may be used repeatedly up to the specified limit and is usually repaid in regular proportional installments
2
: turning around on or as if on an axis
a revolving platform
Examples of revolving in a Sentence
The band played on a revolving stage.
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Yet the revolving door of Paris’s cultural landmarks is never truly a loss.
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Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
And the redoubtable Danny Meyer has re-cast the Marriott Marquis Hotel’s vast revolving restaurant on the 47th floor as The View, where lobster spaghetti alla carbonara sells for $42, Prime rib goes for $69, ribeye for $74 and a non-alcohol Shirley Temple cocktail for $16.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
This, combined with pre-existing issues with FEMA – webs of red tape and a revolving door of guidance – contribute to a lack of efficiency plaguing the organization and fears of major delays to the recovery process, leaders say.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
What this meant was that half the team was unshakeable, and the other half was like a revolving door.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
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Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
And the redoubtable Danny Meyer has re-cast the Marriott Marquis Hotel’s vast revolving restaurant on the 47th floor as The View, where lobster spaghetti alla carbonara sells for $42, Prime rib goes for $69, ribeye for $74 and a non-alcohol Shirley Temple cocktail for $16.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
This, combined with pre-existing issues with FEMA – webs of red tape and a revolving door of guidance – contribute to a lack of efficiency plaguing the organization and fears of major delays to the recovery process, leaders say.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
What this meant was that half the team was unshakeable, and the other half was like a revolving door.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Revolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolving. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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