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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Our home audio network is built around two HomePods and four HomePod minis.
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Brad Moon, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In November iHeart disclosed a cost-cutting plan to lay off 5 percent of its 10,000-employee workforce as part of an effort to modernize a company built around radio to orient towards online growth.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, the Air 30 Ultra is built around an aluminum-alloy frame that's available in two color options.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
Just outside the ancient capital city of Mdina is the small town of Rabat, where two catacombs from the Roman Empire were built around the fourth century B.C.E. St. Paul’s and St. Agatha’s catacombs are a series of burial grounds used by early Christians.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
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Brad Moon, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In November iHeart disclosed a cost-cutting plan to lay off 5 percent of its 10,000-employee workforce as part of an effort to modernize a company built around radio to orient towards online growth.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, the Air 30 Ultra is built around an aluminum-alloy frame that's available in two color options.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
Just outside the ancient capital city of Mdina is the small town of Rabat, where two catacombs from the Roman Empire were built around the fourth century B.C.E. St. Paul’s and St. Agatha’s catacombs are a series of burial grounds used by early Christians.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Build around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20around. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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