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 challenge is that our current mental health system is largely built around personal choice.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Gonzaga went into intermission with a 48-37 lead built around its inside game against the smaller Toreros.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
About two centuries later, that history makes the town a magnet for tourists eager to learn about the society of German religious separatists who founded New Harmony and the later secular community built around social, labor and education reform.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
The spa is notable, too, with its treatments built around Biologique Recherche’s concentrated botanical and marine-based products.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Gonzaga went into intermission with a 48-37 lead built around its inside game against the smaller Toreros.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
About two centuries later, that history makes the town a magnet for tourists eager to learn about the society of German religious separatists who founded New Harmony and the later secular community built around social, labor and education reform.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
The spa is notable, too, with its treatments built around Biologique Recherche’s concentrated botanical and marine-based products.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Build around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20around. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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