adjective
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moving around a central axis
revolving door
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(of a fund) constantly added to from income from its investments to offset outgoing payments
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(of a letter of credit, load, etc) available to be repeatedly drawn on by the beneficiary provided that a specified amount is never exceeded
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Example Sentences
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United confirmed it made three further drawdowns from its revolving credit limit, on 29 and 31 July and 28 August, totalling £120m.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
It also adapted Justin Simien’s indie flick “Dear White People” into an in-your-face comedy revolving around the Black experience at an Ivy League college.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
With the revolving door behind the plate in Smith’s absence, getting him back down the stretch and into the postseason was going to be key.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"The churn is what stresses me out," said one governor in the Midlands, describing it as a "revolving door".
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
He’d disappear from my hands, and I’d look around for him, getting panicked, until I’d hear a telltale raspy laugh and find him dangling from a ceiling fan, revolving on one of the blades.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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