build around
phrasal verb
built around; building around; builds around
: to develop or organize (something) by using (something, such as an idea) as its main or central part
We built our program around the idea that people need love and support.
Their lives are built around their children.
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The vehicle is powered by an in-vehicle supercomputer built around eight NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor system-on-chips based on the Blackwell GPU architecture.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Pittsburgh has vowed to build around a pitching staff that includes reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and rookie Bubba Chandler.
—CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The guide was built around a standard 2,000-calorie-a-day diet.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Ice dancing, by nature, is a competitive and subjective sport built around impressing judges.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Jan. 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Pittsburgh has vowed to build around a pitching staff that includes reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and rookie Bubba Chandler.
—CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The guide was built around a standard 2,000-calorie-a-day diet.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Ice dancing, by nature, is a competitive and subjective sport built around impressing judges.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Build around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20around. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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