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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Knox: Your marketing and social media presence are built around the concept of curiosity and mystery.
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Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The roots of rum run deep in Caribbean culture, especially in Jamaica, and this bar was built around that legacy.
—Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025
Known as the Fordon horse barn, the structure on Saddle Brook Drive just south of 35th Street in Oak Brook was built around 1930 and has been used by the Park District for storage for over 25 years.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Rather than focusing on lead characters, the show is built around a collection of wooden pieces— such as cats on vacuum cleaners, flying piglets, geometric shape – which are used to tell new stories each time, much like a child reaching into a toy box.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 June 2025
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Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The roots of rum run deep in Caribbean culture, especially in Jamaica, and this bar was built around that legacy.
—Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025
Known as the Fordon horse barn, the structure on Saddle Brook Drive just south of 35th Street in Oak Brook was built around 1930 and has been used by the Park District for storage for over 25 years.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Rather than focusing on lead characters, the show is built around a collection of wooden pieces— such as cats on vacuum cleaners, flying piglets, geometric shape – which are used to tell new stories each time, much like a child reaching into a toy box.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 June 2025
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“Build around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20around. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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