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revolves

present tense third-person singular of revolve

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1 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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2 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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3 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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