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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
City records going back to 2017, released to The Bee, in August show Karl Lysinger’s problems with the city revolved initially around his refusal to buy its water.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Beyond just apartments, the conversation in many races revolved — and diverged — around candidates’ attitudes toward growth in general.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
During every storm, a sunspot had revolved into position near the apparent center of the solar surface, like the turret of a battleship lining up its target.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Beyond just apartments, the conversation in many races revolved — and diverged — around candidates’ attitudes toward growth in general.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
During every storm, a sunspot had revolved into position near the apparent center of the solar surface, like the turret of a battleship lining up its target.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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.
—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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In 2024, Addington was among multiple long snappers Miami rotated for a spot on the practice squad and three subsequent elevations to the roster, the maximum available for each, as Blake Ferguson was unavailable most of that season on the non-football illness list.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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The plan was to use the M100 to steady the excavator while the 470RR rotated it upright.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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Whenever a Texas player spun away from a defender, another was right there, waiting to force a turnover.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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But like Pluto, that planet has spun away into fond memory.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Steve Kerr pondered a question from a local Salt Lake City reporter before the Warriors’ game Monday in Utah.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Given Erika's family hails from the capital city of Manila, the couple pondered celebrating around the beachy hubs of Boracay or Cebu before settling on the latter, which is the nation’s second-largest city.—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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What looked like a Plum showcase during the first half gradually turned into a Mist surge as Stewart began asserting herself on both ends of the floor.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Besides Heldens and Carpenter, also attached is former Disney Channels Worldwide president/Disney Branded Television president and chief creative officer Gary Marsh, who departed that post in 2021 and turned his attention to producing.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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It can be debated whether Brian Flores ever liked, or wanted Tagovailoa.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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His statement was debated on the airwaves and online, and covered in outlets ranging from TMZ to The Hill, a website ostensibly devoted to Beltway politics.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Before the doors swung open at the ICNA Relief Food Pantry in suburban Glendale Heights on a recent Thursday, volunteers in lime-yellow hi-vis vests were putting out large boxes of vegetables and fruit and trays of breads, buns and a few smatterings of cookies from a nearby bakery.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Kiffin, in many ways, swung the scythe that signaled the spring game’s apparent demise.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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The other professional path that Godoy contemplated would’ve still brought him back to acting.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Kelce, 36, had contemplated retirement, but he is set to return for a 14th NFL season, all with Kansas City.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Flamin' Hot director danced with choreographer Gustavo Vargas, who dipped Longoria and twirled her around.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
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Sun Ra twirled, his arms and wrists as fluid as a showgirl’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Revolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolved. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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