revolved; revolving
1
a
: rotate sense 1
The software allows you to revolve images.
b
obsolete
: to cause to go round in an orbit
2
: to turn over at length in the mind : ponder
revolve a scheme
1
a
: to move in a curved path round a center or axis
b
: to turn or roll round on an axis
2
: to have or come to a specified focus : center
—usually used with around
the dispute revolved around wages
3
: recur
4
a
: to ponder something
b
: to remain under consideration
ideas revolved in his mind
Examples of revolve in a Sentence
As the gear revolves, it turns the other gears.
The Earth revolves on its axis.
The software allows you to revolve images.
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Shinjuku Station revolving sushi bar will set up shop in the Grande Promenade shopping center in University City, per the restaurant’s website, though an official opening date wasn’t announced.
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the Buffs’ door keeps revolving.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
La Jugada Party down at La Jugada, one of a handful of clubs in Cartagena around which the whole city seems to revolve when night falls.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
Assuming the acquisition moves ahead, the revolving credit facility, which allows for easy borrowing and repayment of cash, will come due either in 2030 or three years following the completion of the deal, whichever comes first.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the Buffs’ door keeps revolving.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
La Jugada Party down at La Jugada, one of a handful of clubs in Cartagena around which the whole city seems to revolve when night falls.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
Assuming the acquisition moves ahead, the revolving credit facility, which allows for easy borrowing and repayment of cash, will come due either in 2030 or three years following the completion of the deal, whichever comes first.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Revolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolve. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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