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revolves

  • present tense form
    of revolve (3rd person singular).
    revolve
    verb (used without object)
    to move in a circular or curving course or orbit.

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Sharing scenes with the other principal characters, intense or sensitive as the moment requires, Alice is the hub around whom the series revolves and hurtles forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid who created the band in response to their distaste of the music at the time.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Much of the film’s first act revolves around the party’s inherent awkwardness, giving all four players the chance to relay the texture of their personalities.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Americans, who usually think the world revolves around economics, consistently misapprehend how revolutionaries embrace tumult.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The Sun was a metaphor for God, around Whom all else revolves.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan