pivot on/around
phrasal verb
pivoted on/around; pivoting on/around; pivots on/around
: to be based on (something)
Our vacation plans will pivot around how much money we can save.
The book's plot pivots on the main character's need for revenge.
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One former senior Trump aide, who asked not to be named, speculated that Trump's pivot on TikTok could reflect TikTok's recent flattery of his deal-making abilities.
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, the film’s visual sensibility was guided by elemental factors inherent to the scenes, which so often pivot around movement and physical contact.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
But the offensive performance seemed to pivot on a fourth-down decision from Harbaugh later in the second quarter.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
For a nation that was the first to ban all metallic mining operations, joining such a forum struck many as an unusual move that preceded a national pivot on the issue.
—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, the film’s visual sensibility was guided by elemental factors inherent to the scenes, which so often pivot around movement and physical contact.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
But the offensive performance seemed to pivot on a fourth-down decision from Harbaugh later in the second quarter.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
For a nation that was the first to ban all metallic mining operations, joining such a forum struck many as an unusual move that preceded a national pivot on the issue.
—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Pivot on/around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pivot%20on%2Faround. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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