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as in rotated
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 spun
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 pondered
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 revolved
Also, activity in the consumer discretionary sector revolved largely around megacap stocks—both those that pulled back in September, and those that posted strong rallies.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
For her take on enduring Grease style, Bieber revolved her going-out look around a boxy moto jacket—one of her signature wardrobe staples.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
At first, the drone business revolved mainly around film crews and hobbyists.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Grief teleported my mind to pasts where my mother was the star around which our family revolved, and to possible futures with or without her.
—Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
It’s been a collective and a community of people that has kind of revolved, but there’s been a nucleus that has stayed the same.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
For her take on enduring Grease style, Bieber revolved her going-out look around a boxy moto jacket—one of her signature wardrobe staples.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
At first, the drone business revolved mainly around film crews and hobbyists.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Grief teleported my mind to pasts where my mother was the star around which our family revolved, and to possible futures with or without her.
—Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
It’s been a collective and a community of people that has kind of revolved, but there’s been a nucleus that has stayed the same.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolved
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During scrimmage work at Monday’s practice, Sacco and Quinn stood on opposite benches, and Sullivan rotated between both of them.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Only in a few photos is his head rotated enough to see his schnoz in all its Ashkenazic glory.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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As the ball spun slowly toward shortstop Trea Turner, Teoscar Hernández broke toward the plate.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Combs, the Bad Boy Records founder who spun his music, media, and beverage businesses into a billion-dollar fortune, was convicted on July 2 of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jason briefly pondered Travis’ stats for games during his birthday week, but his younger brother wasn’t having it.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Four Ball State players pondered it prior to the 2022 season.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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As Houston started focusing more on eliminating shots around the basket, Atlanta swung the ball around the perimeter and created easy 3-point looks that drew frustrated timeouts from Udoka on multiple occasions.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the 2022 and 2024 cycles, pro-Israel groups swung into Democratic primaries, spending money against progressive critics of the Jewish state and keeping several out of Congress.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Whether riders need audio is debated among the powers that be at MotoGP, and among fans.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
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The question also glances at something that’s being debated among music critics in the press, and among fans — namely, is Swift’s happier existence conducive to making great music?—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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With hundreds of Elanco employees gathered with blue confetti at the ready, Indy, a rescue shelter dog turned service-dog-in-training, performed the official ribbon cutting, or in this case ribbon biting.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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When her biological daughter turned 7, however, something shifted.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, almost one in four Americans experienced mental illness, almost 18% had substance abuse problems and over 5% had contemplated suicide, according to the news release.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In her record-breaking guest spot on New Heights that same month, the superstar and her future brother-in-law discussed one of her special interests, numerology — which seems to have made an impact on Jason, who contemplated Travis’ new age on their show Wednesday.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton twirled another gem on Tuesday night – this time, at the expense of the Pittsburgh Pirates.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Two go-go dancers twirled on a bar behind them.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Revolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolved. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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