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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Constructed from extensive police body camera footage, this remarkable documentary pieces together the unraveling of a vibrant community, capturing the devastation that follows in raw, immediate detail.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
With a global database, scientists and researchers are able to use uploaded images to piece together the puzzle that is the climate crisis, using them to analyze and assess the current state of microregions across the world.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
In an expansive canvass during the investigation, police acquired footage from more than 17 locations around the community in Moscow and Pullman to piece together the whereabouts of the vehicle the day of the murders, and tie it back to Kohberger.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
The team pieced together what’s known as a phylogenetic tree showing how different human species may have diverged from one another over the past 1 million years.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
With a global database, scientists and researchers are able to use uploaded images to piece together the puzzle that is the climate crisis, using them to analyze and assess the current state of microregions across the world.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
In an expansive canvass during the investigation, police acquired footage from more than 17 locations around the community in Moscow and Pullman to piece together the whereabouts of the vehicle the day of the murders, and tie it back to Kohberger.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
The team pieced together what’s known as a phylogenetic tree showing how different human species may have diverged from one another over the past 1 million years.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Piece together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20together. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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