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as in rotating
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 spinning
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 contemplating
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 revolving
Homeowners who need a revolving line of credit Homeowners who can make on-time monthly interest payments during the draw period and on-time monthly payments during the repayment period.
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
The group will use the Chicago Prize to bolster the coalition’s existing revolving loan fund that finances new home construction.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Willy, who owned Queen B Advisors LLC, which did business as Texas Financial Advisory, was initially charged during the ongoing investigation with impeding the grand jury proceeding by providing a false revolving line of credit agreement in response to a subpoena.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
There’s also a revolving cast of characters, like musical theater snob Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), her pianist brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel), and Troy’s puppy-dog-esque best friend Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu), all with varying levels of excitement about Troy’s sudden interest in arpeggio scales.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
The group will use the Chicago Prize to bolster the coalition’s existing revolving loan fund that finances new home construction.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Willy, who owned Queen B Advisors LLC, which did business as Texas Financial Advisory, was initially charged during the ongoing investigation with impeding the grand jury proceeding by providing a false revolving line of credit agreement in response to a subpoena.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
There’s also a revolving cast of characters, like musical theater snob Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), her pianist brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel), and Troy’s puppy-dog-esque best friend Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu), all with varying levels of excitement about Troy’s sudden interest in arpeggio scales.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolving
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The rotating president of the council gets to choose the subject and participants for some meetings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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These vortices form in pairs, rotating in opposite directions, one clockwise and the other counterclockwise.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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But are the phrases truly Charlotte slang, or is DaBaby spinning a tall tale?—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
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Another is that many are tinkering with the latest tools, spinning up a website in hours with Claude Code or using its newer cousin Cowork to answer LinkedIn messages.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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For the unbeaten 24-year-old mixed martial artist, promoted by Combate Global, contemplating the alternative can be traumatic.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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In the play, which begins as historic epic and becomes, for Goethe, increasing personal and interior, Egmont gains perspective on the complexities of his place in politics by contemplating nature and being.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Brooks started thinking about happiness about 20 years ago, after a couple of hard career pivots left him pondering what came next.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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All these are questions not unlike the one faced by the late Jerry Buss in 1981 when pondering the notion of hiring a kid who never had coached at any level.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The refinery is very busy these days because of the high price of gold, sliver and other precious metals, which has people turning their metal to cash.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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The dry down is even better than the initial spritz, turning into a warm, sensual, floral bouquet sitting next to a bowl of fresh cut strawberries.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Republicans are debating how and whether to pass more major legislation.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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According to the news release, this involved debating search-and-seizure questions, determining if proper authorization was given for a detective to search a suspect’s computer and presenting the evidence persuasively under real courtroom norms.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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American rapper and producer Snoop Dogg received a guard of honor and was greeted with twirling white towels on Tuesday on his first visit to Swansea City since becoming an investor with the Welsh side last year.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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The brutal tumble down the ice, those skis with knife-sharp edges twirling as the snow cloud engulfs her.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The crowd was slow to fill out FedEx Forum on Wednesday evening, an unsurprising development considering the two players whose jersey dotted the stands – Steph Curry and Ja Morant – were both inactive.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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At the time, Carvalho was an associate superintendent, and the emails were leaked as the district was considering him for the top job.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Revolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolving. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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