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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Life in Oymyakon revolves around battling the cold.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Less discussed are the businesses whose entire business model revolves around collecting your data and selling it to other companies and governments.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Details are scarce but the film is said to revolve around four friends who meet up during the turmoil of an ongoing international financial crisis.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Though the plot of this Grisham-esque legal thriller revolves around a man accused of killing his girlfriend, the dramatic culmination of the film happens not at the bench in the courtroom but on a bench outside of the courthouse.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Less discussed are the businesses whose entire business model revolves around collecting your data and selling it to other companies and governments.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Details are scarce but the film is said to revolve around four friends who meet up during the turmoil of an ongoing international financial crisis.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Though the plot of this Grisham-esque legal thriller revolves around a man accused of killing his girlfriend, the dramatic culmination of the film happens not at the bench in the courtroom but on a bench outside of the courthouse.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Revolve around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolve%20around. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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