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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Founded over 25 years ago, the company was built around the idea that test preparation should go beyond drilling content.
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
There was even talk about a spin-off built around him.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
If drugmakers were forced to include a comprehensive and complete list of side effects, one media executive says, the result would be ads that are unworkably long for TV, which is built around 15-, 30-, and 60-second commercials.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Of the methods being tested to build and scale quantum computers, PsiQuantum is the only major player betting on photonics, due to the existing infrastructure built around the technology.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
There was even talk about a spin-off built around him.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
If drugmakers were forced to include a comprehensive and complete list of side effects, one media executive says, the result would be ads that are unworkably long for TV, which is built around 15-, 30-, and 60-second commercials.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Of the methods being tested to build and scale quantum computers, PsiQuantum is the only major player betting on photonics, due to the existing infrastructure built around the technology.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Build around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20around. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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