revolving
adjective
re·volv·ing
ri-ˈväl-viŋ 
-ˈvȯl-,
also -ˈvä-viŋ,
or -ˈvȯ-viŋ
1
a
: tending to revolve or recur
especially
: recurrently available
b
: of, relating to, or being credit that may be used repeatedly up to the specified limit and is usually repaid in regular proportional installments
2
: turning around on or as if on an axis
a revolving platform
Examples of revolving in a Sentence
The band played on a revolving stage.
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It's housed in a former bank building complete with a revolving front door and a massive safe in the back that functions as a private dining room.
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Ryan Deto, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
The Red Sox acquired him to solidify second base, a position that had been a revolving door since Dustin Pedroia’s knee was shredded seven years ago.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Last year, tucked inside the conversation around the industry’s revolving door of designers, was another conversation, smaller in scope but larger in consequence, about the lack of women creative directors at the industry’s biggest labels.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Widen the aperture a bit, and this starts to look more, well, precedented—the latest spin of the series of revolving doors that link the realms of political officialdom and TV news.
—Jon Allsop, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Deto, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
The Red Sox acquired him to solidify second base, a position that had been a revolving door since Dustin Pedroia’s knee was shredded seven years ago.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Last year, tucked inside the conversation around the industry’s revolving door of designers, was another conversation, smaller in scope but larger in consequence, about the lack of women creative directors at the industry’s biggest labels.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Widen the aperture a bit, and this starts to look more, well, precedented—the latest spin of the series of revolving doors that link the realms of political officialdom and TV news.
—Jon Allsop, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revolving
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“Revolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolving. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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