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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Users no longer have to skim through a dozen articles to piece together an answer.
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Pawel Rzeszucinski, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
TikTok commenters later helped her piece together more details, revealing that people nearby had stepped in quickly.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Still, New York — like the Canucks — is probably content to see how new coach Mike Sullivan can piece together a lineup that underachieved last season.
—Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Every assassination had moments of misdirection, on both sides, which needed to be captured on camera as small clues for the audience to piece together what is really going on.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 June 2025
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Pawel Rzeszucinski, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
TikTok commenters later helped her piece together more details, revealing that people nearby had stepped in quickly.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Still, New York — like the Canucks — is probably content to see how new coach Mike Sullivan can piece together a lineup that underachieved last season.
—Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Every assassination had moments of misdirection, on both sides, which needed to be captured on camera as small clues for the audience to piece together what is really going on.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 June 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 29 Jun. 2025.
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