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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Its solution to the industry’s common pitfalls revolves around ensuring fair economic exchange.
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
Each effort revolved around claims that the judge was compromised because his daughter works as a Democratic consultant.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024
The lawsuit, filed last year, revolves around the LAION dataset, which was built using five billion images that were allegedly scraped from the internet and utilized by Stability and Runway to create Stable Diffusion.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
Their content mainly revolves around preparing meals for their large families and husbands from scratch and taking care of the children.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
Each effort revolved around claims that the judge was compromised because his daughter works as a Democratic consultant.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024
The lawsuit, filed last year, revolves around the LAION dataset, which was built using five billion images that were allegedly scraped from the internet and utilized by Stability and Runway to create Stable Diffusion.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
Their content mainly revolves around preparing meals for their large families and husbands from scratch and taking care of the children.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Revolve around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolve%20around. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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