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

The focus is seasonal Mediterranean cooking built around local ingredients, including produce from PortoBay’s kitchen garden. —Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

When your closet is built around adaptable pieces like black turtleneck sweaters, midi skirts, and tall boots, getting dressed becomes an effortless process, and that’s a win worth repeating all winter long. —Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026

The show is built around the spectacle of punishing the excessively vain. —Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026

This stands in contrast to courses built around abstract frameworks that rarely adapt once launched. —Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for build around

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