revolve around
phrasal verb
revolved around; revolving around; revolves around
1
: to move around (something) in a path that is similar to a circle
The planets revolve around the sun.
2
: to have (someone or something) as a main subject or interest
The discussion revolved around the question of repairing the roads.
His life revolves around playing basketball.
He thinks the world revolves around him.
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The story revolves around Davis, the sort of gentleman bandit who thoughtfully returns his victims’ cell phones before making his departure and who, in the grand tradition of cinematic thieves, is looking to get out of the business after that last big score.
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
The series, set in a seaside town in Massachusetts, revolved around Dawson’s relationships with Joey Potter (Katie Holmes), Jen Lindley (Michelle Williams) and Pacey Witter (Joshua Jackson).
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
The film revolves around two teenagers living thousands miles apart, one on the streets of Accra in Ghana, the other in a Quebec suburb, brought close by their search for a missing father.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Take The Mandibles, a book that revolves around the national debt, long a bugbear of hers.
—Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
The series, set in a seaside town in Massachusetts, revolved around Dawson’s relationships with Joey Potter (Katie Holmes), Jen Lindley (Michelle Williams) and Pacey Witter (Joshua Jackson).
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
The film revolves around two teenagers living thousands miles apart, one on the streets of Accra in Ghana, the other in a Quebec suburb, brought close by their search for a missing father.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Take The Mandibles, a book that revolves around the national debt, long a bugbear of hers.
—Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
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