piece together

phrasal verb

pieced together; piecing together; pieces together
: to make (something) by bringing together various parts or pieces
She pieced the quilt together from scraps of old cloth.
: to bring together (various parts or pieces) to form one complete thing
The police had to piece together reports from several witnesses to get an accurate account of what happened.

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He was not pieced together like Frankenstein, before being let loose into the Dove Valley meadow to wreak havoc on the NFL. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025 Over time, Nielsen has pieced together more about her background. Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025 Real is transforming, with Alonso trying to fit all the pieces together—not least new number 10 Mbappé—ahead of the side’s La Liga opener against Osasuna, knowing there will be no more practice games since the Club World Cup acted as a preseason. Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 However, for a multitude of reasons, IndyCar’s past and present leadership have been unable to put all the pieces together to further fuel its sustained growth. The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for piece together

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“Piece together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20together. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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