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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Rubin’s vast pool of asteroids could help scientists piece together the history of our solar system.
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Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
As a result, many women report feeling under-informed about what’s happening in their bodies and left to piece together solutions on their own.
—Aisha Alves, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
Federal investigators and Denver police are continuing to piece together what led up to a deadly runway incident at Denver International Airport in which a trespasser was struck and killed by a departing Frontier Airlines plane.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 13 May 2026
And while crime dramas tend to incorporate a bevy of clues that investigators (and viewers) must try to piece together with the aid of cutting-edge technology, in the Guthrie case, like so many other missing persons investigations, the clues just don’t exist.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
As a result, many women report feeling under-informed about what’s happening in their bodies and left to piece together solutions on their own.
—Aisha Alves, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
Federal investigators and Denver police are continuing to piece together what led up to a deadly runway incident at Denver International Airport in which a trespasser was struck and killed by a departing Frontier Airlines plane.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 13 May 2026
And while crime dramas tend to incorporate a bevy of clues that investigators (and viewers) must try to piece together with the aid of cutting-edge technology, in the Guthrie case, like so many other missing persons investigations, the clues just don’t exist.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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“Piece together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20together. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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