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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And technology can help deliver a new equilibrium—one built around freedom from trust. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 His Little Richard likely wouldn’t be such a wonderful discovery, however, without an amazing premise built around it. —

Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024 Matthew West’s albums usually have a collection of songs built around one central theme. —

Pam Windsor, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 The films built around Garr, meanwhile, such as the Francis Ford Coppola musical One From the Heart, tended to come and go without much notice from audiences. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for build around