piece by piece

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Definition of piece by piece

: by degrees : piecemeal

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worked out the solution piece by piece

Recent Examples on the Web Glazebrook said approaching new technology like foreign-language learning is helpful because both are about adding to a knowledge base piece by piece over time. — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, "5 ways to effectively teach a Boomer to Zoom from 3,000 miles away," 21 Dec. 2020 The mascot was part of a long history of Confederacy symbolism at the school that the district has been dismantling piece by piece. — Patrick Strickland, Dallas News, "Garland ISD wants help picking a new mascot after dropping Confederate ‘Colonel’," 1 Dec. 2020 Frazzini’s engineers in Seattle began rebuilding CryEngine piece by piece. — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, "Amazon Wants to ‘Win at Games.’ So Why Hasn’t It?," 7 Oct. 2020 Being able to better see and control ultracold molecules would help scientists assemble a quantum machine piece by piece, says Jun Ye, a physicist at the University of Colorado Boulder, who was not involved in the study. — Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Scientific American, "Ultracold Molecule Mystery Solved," 23 Nov. 2020 For Wright and his staff, the work goes on — painstaking piece by piece. — Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com, "Spurs’ ‘rebuild’ poised to be a marathon, not a sprint," 19 Nov. 2020 For the past three decades, trustees and school administrators have grappled with South Garland’s use of Confederate symbols, slowly removing them piece by piece. — Emily Donaldson, Dallas News, "Garland ISD drops ties to Confederate past after board votes to change a high school mascot," 17 Nov. 2020 In the hills of southwestern Wisconsin, atop grain elevators and silos, a small team of technicians is assembling a next-generation wireless 5G network piece by piece. — Christopher Mims, WSJ, "Private 5G Networks Are Bringing Bandwidth Where Carriers Aren’t," 7 Nov. 2020 The other option would be to take it down piece by piece, starting at the top. — Segann March, The Enquirer, "University of Cincinnati has tentative timeline for Crosley Tower demolition," 27 Oct. 2020

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14 Jan 2021

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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.

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