piece together
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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The Minnesota Twins’ pitching puzzle got harder to piece together after Kendry Rojas suffered an elbow injury Thursday.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Instead of preventing glass from breaking into small fragments, tape holds fractured glass pieces together into larger, heavier, and potentially lethal projectiles.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Instead of piecing together diagrams manually, Visio gives you access to thousands of templates and over 250,000 shapes to map out everything from simple flowcharts to complex network diagrams.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
Juan Soto homered again, Carson Benge provided two clutch singles and the New York Mets pieced together a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that snapped a five-game losing streak Wednesday night.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Instead of preventing glass from breaking into small fragments, tape holds fractured glass pieces together into larger, heavier, and potentially lethal projectiles.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Instead of piecing together diagrams manually, Visio gives you access to thousands of templates and over 250,000 shapes to map out everything from simple flowcharts to complex network diagrams.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
Juan Soto homered again, Carson Benge provided two clutch singles and the New York Mets pieced together a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that snapped a five-game losing streak Wednesday night.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
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“Piece together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20together. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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