revolve
verb (used without object)
to move in a circular or curving course or orbit.
have revolved
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present perfectof revolve.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Those discussions have revolved around supplying vehicles, not munitions, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
We still could get more country- and sector-specific tariffs down the line: Discussions have revolved around extra surcharges on copper, pharmaceuticals, and lumber.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2025
For many who served at Fort Bragg, set to be renamed “Fort Liberty” on Friday, the legendary Army installation is the central gravitational force around which their military careers and even their families have revolved.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
The lifeblood of the Computex show are the smaller device assemblers and system integrators, companies that a decade earlier would likely have revolved around Intel.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
Oh, a mind that knew St. Julian should have waited for ages, should have revolved every circumstance a thousand times, should have disbelieved even the evidence of sense, and the demonstration of eternal truth!
From Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian by William Godwin
