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.

Examples of build around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Venture capitalist and PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel is one of the lead investors in the project, which like its predecessors, is built around the ideas of laissez-faire economics and a tech-forward, crypto world. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025

From the moment Nico literally crashes back into Morihito’s life (through his living-room window), the show is built around little vignettes. —Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025

This show is made with love, it was created with love, it's built around family, and our fans are our family. —Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025

The system, known as the Biological Interface System to Cortex (BISC), is built around an ultra-thin, single-chip implant that can wirelessly transmit neural data at unprecedented rates while occupying a fraction of the space required by current medical-grade BCIs. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for build around

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