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

Many of those ideas revolved around modernizing the business and zeroing in on marketing opportunities to build up its name, drawing on his career in broadcasting. — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

This remains firmly true of Wild Horse Nine, the Oscar-winning Irish filmmaker’s snazzy new period piece revolving around two CIA agents and set largely on Easter Island in the last days before the 1973 Chilean coup d’état. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026

Put another way, his entire belief system revolves around the virtues of second chances. — Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026

The narrative revolves around a young man whose maturity, unusual for his age, sets him apart from those around him and results in estrangement that leads to tragedy. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for revolve around

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