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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Staffers spent the weekend trading calls and texts, trying to piece together who had been axed, who had been spared, and, most puzzling, why. Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025 The project comes two years after Swift’s Eras Tour concert film, which pieced together footage from the singer’s shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and shattered box-office records. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025 Nix has pieced together two strong passing efforts to shed early traces of a sophomore slump. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 Authorities are still waiting to see if the camera on board the train was working to help piece together the events that led to the tragedy. Matt Henson, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.

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