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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OpenAI’s task management applications released this year bring the company closer to producing artificial general intelligence, or AGI, which is a concept revolving around machines being able to self-teach and complete tasks in a way that is comparable to humans.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Launched in 1987, Street Fighter is a series of fighting games revolving around intense one-on-one battles between a diverse cast of martial artists, organized by the villainous M. Bison as a global fighting tournament.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Produced by Filmation, an animation company built on cost-cutting, the episodes typically revolved around a high-school-age Clark Kent ditching class to bail Krypto out of a jam (or be bailed out himself), take on bad guys, or avoid disaster.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
The main pieces Dykes is talking about will revolve around TCU’s ability to stop the run and establish their own run game.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Launched in 1987, Street Fighter is a series of fighting games revolving around intense one-on-one battles between a diverse cast of martial artists, organized by the villainous M. Bison as a global fighting tournament.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Produced by Filmation, an animation company built on cost-cutting, the episodes typically revolved around a high-school-age Clark Kent ditching class to bail Krypto out of a jam (or be bailed out himself), take on bad guys, or avoid disaster.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
The main pieces Dykes is talking about will revolve around TCU’s ability to stop the run and establish their own run game.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
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“Revolve around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolve%20around. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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