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

Because the integrity of league competitions, built around the simple principle of teams playing each other at home and away, matters. —Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025

OpenAI’s rival Anthropic has formally announced new technology offerings including the debut of Claude Life Sciences, which is built around Anthropic’s AI models but will also support new connections to external scientific tools that are used for research and development. —John Kell, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025

When built around real clinical intent, AI can help sort and score incoming data, identify what requires escalation, and suppress what does not. —Scott R. Schell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

The tension now is built around whether the agnostic Joanne will feel compelled to convert to Judaism, and how that decision impacts Noah’s career aspirations. —Esther Zuckerman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for build around

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