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
The Warriors have revolved around Stephen Curry and Draymond Green for more than a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
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
When I have revolved the matter further, perhaps I may trouble you again upon it.
From Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 by Robert Ornsby
