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as in to rotate
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
the salesclerk revolved the glass display case so I could see the watchbands on the reverse side
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as in to spin
to move in circles around an axis or center
the sidereal day measures the time it takes the Earth to revolve completely about its axis with respect to the fixed stars
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as in to contemplate
to give serious and careful thought to
for the next several hours he kept revolving the cryptic message in his mind, trying to make sense of it
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Recent Examples of revolve
Jim Walter knows more than a thing or two about the revolving trend and tactics employed by cybercriminals.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
As a travel writer who plans trips that revolve entirely around restaurants, I’m often asked the best places to try in Paris and when to book.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
But the screenplay by Yoni Brenner and Etan Cohen is generally much smarter than that, featuring a plethora of sly one-liners revolving more around characterizations than pop-culture references.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
State capitalization grants: revolving loans for water infrastructure.
—Janet McCabe, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
As a travel writer who plans trips that revolve entirely around restaurants, I’m often asked the best places to try in Paris and when to book.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
But the screenplay by Yoni Brenner and Etan Cohen is generally much smarter than that, featuring a plethora of sly one-liners revolving more around characterizations than pop-culture references.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
State capitalization grants: revolving loans for water infrastructure.
—Janet McCabe, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolve
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Avoid diseases by rotating potato crops and growing them in a new spot each year.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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In 1979, the National Weather Service and World Meteorological Organization decided to evenly split women’s and men’s names, using six groups of 26 names, rotating annually.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Eovaldi, a former Yankee, spun a gem in Texas, allowing just one hit while walking none and striking out six over eight scoreless innings and 98 pitches.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Parker spun a myth about his upbringing in West Virginia that endured for decades.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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The bottom line is downright depressing: short of a direct U.S. military intervention that no serious analyst would contemplate, Trump’s toolkit to will a Ukraine peace deal into existence is bare.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hodges has been contemplating his future, talking with God to figure things out.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Blending wit with emotional depth, Foreign Tongue turns a rare medical anomaly into a surreal, genre-defying reflection on identity, perception, and cultural belonging.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Contrary to most preseason forecasts by oddsmakers and pundits who gave the Snakes a slight edge, the Padres have turned this year’s two-club race into a rout.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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This is hard science fiction that ponders monumental questions about loyalty, technology and who (or what) deserves to survive.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
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And so Clarissa does not ponder her past so much as move through it.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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Warner Music Group swung to a net loss of $16 million in the third quarter after reporting net income of $141 million a year earlier.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company swung to a net income of $1.58 billion for the three months ended in June from a massive loss pushing $10 billion the year before.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sears cannot return for 15 days, which is when the Padres could entertain using a six-man rotation during a stretch of 13 straight games.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Meghan's series With Love, Meghan premiered on Netflix on March 4 (postponed from January amid the wildfires in Los Angeles at the time) and followed the Duchess of Sussex cook, garden, create and entertain friends and guests including celebrity chefs Roy Choi and Alice Waters.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The tracks led north and east now, angling and twisting through the timber, across ravines and small draws, avoiding parks and passes, heading generally into the wind.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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Jeju Island, meanwhile, serves volcanic beauty—with its twisting lava tubes, Hallasan’s crater trails, and waterfalls tumbling into emerald pools.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Revolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolve. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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