revolving
adjective
re·volv·ing
ri-ˈväl-viŋ 
-ˈvȯl-,
also -ˈvä-viŋ,
or -ˈvȯ-viŋ
1
a
: tending to revolve or recur
especially
: recurrently available
b
: of, relating to, or being credit that may be used repeatedly up to the specified limit and is usually repaid in regular proportional installments
2
: turning around on or as if on an axis
a revolving platform
Examples of revolving in a Sentence
The band played on a revolving stage.
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Right now, the Bronx Bombers have a few competitive pitchers, but their fourth and fifth starter slots are filled with a revolving door of struggling veterans or unproven prospects.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Worst of all, the city administrator is tied to the mayor’s term, creating a revolving door of top managers that erodes institutional memory.
—Nate Miley, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
Shorn of its revolving door to the State Department and the Democratic Party establishment, PEN America will henceforth eke out a miserable existence, trying to simulate moral and intellectual supremacy long after its demise.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
As a child, Vance watched his mom wrestle with substance use disorder and had a revolving door of father figures.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Worst of all, the city administrator is tied to the mayor’s term, creating a revolving door of top managers that erodes institutional memory.
—Nate Miley, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
Shorn of its revolving door to the State Department and the Democratic Party establishment, PEN America will henceforth eke out a miserable existence, trying to simulate moral and intellectual supremacy long after its demise.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
As a child, Vance watched his mom wrestle with substance use disorder and had a revolving door of father figures.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Revolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolving. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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