PIECE (TOGETHER) Synonyms: 84 Similar Words

piece (together)

verb

Definition of piece (together)

as in to construct

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as in to figure out

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The report also said there were indications that operations began in January at a uranium enrichment facility in Kangson, near the capital Pyongyang, within an annex that had been constructed in 2024.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Instead of constructing a large reactor facility above ground, the company’s model would shift much of the system underground.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of construct

Verb

Adjusting to a disability may involve figuring out what is still possible and how someone wants to move forward.

— Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
The long-term survival of Hudsonian godwits—and migratory shorebirds more broadly—depends to a significant degree on scientists figuring out what efforts will be most effective.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of figure out

Verb

What is clear is that Keith and Camilla’s search for answers is time-consuming, mentally draining and deeply frustrating, compounded by their grief and not helped by what feels like a lack of accountability.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
For many businesses in Nepal, the floods threaten to compound lingering pain from previous disasters and economic shocks.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of compound

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George Vanderploeg, a townhouse broker at Douglas Elliman, pointed out that $1,600 or $1,700 per square foot — what 80 Horatio’s sales price works out to — isn’t bad, especially for a 25-footer.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
The 76ers have a lot to work on and a lot to work out, and none of it will be solved overnight.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of work out

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Kanin Energy has raised up to $100 million in new equity financing to develop, build and operate waste heat-to-power and other on-site power projects across Canada and the US.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Trump also plans to build a triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery and is eyeing a golf course renovation along the Potomac River.

— MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of build

Verb

While it's often used to buy both sides time to iron out a long-term deal, that's not always the case.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
The absence of Fred VanVleet forced him to iron out some of the biggest weaknesses in his game that aren’t related to his jumper.

— Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of iron out

Verb

The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
The football players receive 60 minutes against a roster that is usually bigger, faster, stronger and assembled with exponentially more money.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of assemble

Verb

In a squad that features Kylian Mbappe, Brahim Diaz, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr, Diomande can work his way into the first XI rather than arrive with the responsibility of solving a glaring problem.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Actors, academics and press are still trying to solve the puzzle 37 years later.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

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