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

That’s something this franchise can build around, as is Paul, who looks like a franchise left tackle in his first season as a full-time starter. —Omar Kelly november 25, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025

While Higgins shares 21 reasons to gather in her book, with each built around a signature cocktail and food menu item, creating a quick timeline to follow can help simplify your hosting duties in a similar way. —Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025

During the pandemic, United’s mileage program, built around its partnership with Chase, was valued at around twenty billion dollars; the rest of the business—the passenger part—was ten billion dollars underwater. —Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

The convention is a three-day celebration of the community built around the show, its charming and relatable characters, complex storytelling, signature art style and foundational theme of friendship that so many fans love. —Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 23 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for build around

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