pivot on/around
phrasal verb
pivoted on/around; pivoting on/around; pivots on/around
: to be based on (something)
Our vacation plans will pivot around how much money we can save.
The book's plot pivots on the main character's need for revenge.
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But the offensive performance seemed to pivot on a fourth-down decision from Harbaugh later in the second quarter.
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Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
For a nation that was the first to ban all metallic mining operations, joining such a forum struck many as an unusual move that preceded a national pivot on the issue.
—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Andreas said that Cuban's quick pivot on posting about politics might be down to him seeing the differences in the platform, which has a vastly smaller user base than X.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Rather than making a meaningful pivot on Israel and Palestine, Harris inexplicably dispatched Rep. Ritchie Torres and former President Bill Clinton to Michigan to appeal to Arabs and Muslims who, unsurprisingly, ended up rejecting her anyway.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
For a nation that was the first to ban all metallic mining operations, joining such a forum struck many as an unusual move that preceded a national pivot on the issue.
—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Andreas said that Cuban's quick pivot on posting about politics might be down to him seeing the differences in the platform, which has a vastly smaller user base than X.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Rather than making a meaningful pivot on Israel and Palestine, Harris inexplicably dispatched Rep. Ritchie Torres and former President Bill Clinton to Michigan to appeal to Arabs and Muslims who, unsurprisingly, ended up rejecting her anyway.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Pivot on/around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pivot%20on%2Faround. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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