build into

phrase

: to make an integral part of
build quality into the product

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When Culp took the helm in 2018, the colossal conglomerate that Jack Welch built into the most valuable and admired enterprise in America teetered on the brink of collapse. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Honeywell Aerospace technology is built into roughly 90% of commercial aircraft and 80% of satellites currently in orbit, according to Nasdaq President Nelson Griggs. — Chase Jordan july 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 Results are repeatable because success is built into the business rather than concentrated in one individual. — Adi Klevit, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 There's this near total erasure based on what the AI, just scraping Instagram, scraping faces, scraping the kind of racial hierarchies and preferences that are built into every system in our country. — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for build into

Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of build into was in 1687

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“Build into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20into. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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