REVOLVES Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

revolves

verb

present tense third-person singular of revolve

as in rotates

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis the salesclerk revolved the glass display case so I could see the watchbands on the reverse side

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as in spins

to move in circles around an axis or center the sidereal day measures the time it takes the Earth to revolve completely about its axis with respect to the fixed stars

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as in contemplates

to give serious and careful thought to for the next several hours he kept revolving the cryptic message in his mind, trying to make sense of it

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Recent Examples of revolves Wilbon also has never shown an interest in becoming the singular personality around whom a show revolves. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Earnings out in August could be the catalyst that decides whether this flag revolves higher in the near term. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 29 July 2026 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. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026 But the movie revolves, of course, around the guys planning and executing their labyrinthine heist. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 That happens simply because Earth revolves, but the planets also move across the sky, further complicating things. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026 The moving drama revolves on a young boy, the film’s titular character, who escapes the bombing of his southern Iranian village in which his family is killed. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 May 2026 When the stage revolves late in the play to display Susan’s opulent digs the pale shades of whites and golds almost hurt our eyes. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026 The 28-year-old is loquacious and engaging, the ideal traits for someone around whom a team revolves. — Maria Torres, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026

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Investor attention is currently shifting toward a growing divergence within technology equities, as market capital rotates away from mega-cap tech giants and into the AI infrastructure supply chain.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Traveling at roughly one mile per second, the LRO orbits from pole to pole every two hours as the moon rotates on its own course about 60 miles below the spacecraft.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

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The series contemplates topics like shady lending practices by financial institutions — something that will resonate deeply with today’s economy — and the ethics of placing oneself in a news story.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The new agreement reportedly contemplates enormous amounts of private investment, but even supporters acknowledge that major increases in production could take years.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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The policy semantics and how a mandate propagates once delegation turns multi-hop, machine-initiated and cross-organizational remain implementation problems.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Killceañera, which turns a quinceañera into an event in which a teen takes revenge on her bullies, will feature an outdoor performer lip-syncing a song co-written by Murdy and Slash from a balcony.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of turns

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While Tavares coach Gavin Jones ponders how to replace 18 transfer players heading into the season, just down Route 441, new Eustis coach Tanner Harris is pumping some energy into a program that has had four coaches in three years.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Vieira ponders the dilemma from his own perspective as a coach, having had spells in charge at New York City, Nice, Crystal Palace, Strasbourg and Genoa.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Definition of ponders

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The camera spins on its own ketamine high as Peter (Firstman), party promoter extraordinaire and generous drug dealer, kicks off another evening.

— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Its storyline spins the futile, determined chase of Wile to one day capture Roadrunner as something admirable, and applies that underdog mentality to the average person trying to navigate a late capitalist landscape that values profits over people.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026

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