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 platform is built around quick-swap parts, meaning if a wheel, bracket, or top module is damaged, the operator doesn’t need to send the entire unit for repair. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025

The program is built around second chances for both people and animals. —Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

The postwar world, built around mostly democratic allies that rely on the United States for security and defense, is gone. —Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

After a bleak early life devoid of interactable non-player characters, Bethesda added a proper main quest and plenty of side missions built around settlers, bandits, and colorful groups that have been expanded with each content update. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for build around

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