build around

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.

Examples of build around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a fair amount of production design, as there would be for virtually any modern arena show, but the concert doesn’t feel like its been built around that. —Chris Willman, Variety, 7 June 2026

The battalion found a large hunting estate built around a château. —Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026

Two of these events, the Private Markets AI Summit and the AI in Finance Summit, are built around artificial intelligence. —Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

The ballet’s four acts (split by a single intermission) are built around the four seasons, beginning in spring and ending during winter, several years later. —Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026

Rhymes for build around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background