piece (together)

verb

Definition of piece (together)next
1
as in to construct

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2
as in to figure out

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piece (together)
  1. construct
  2. figure out
  3. compound
  4. work out
  5. build
  6. iron out
  7. assemble
  8. solve
Verb
  • Rather than constructing reactors entirely on-site, Hadron plans to manufacture major reactor components in factories before transporting them for installation.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • All the action takes place in sets constructed specifically for the series as well as in the real outdoors, where the Ingalls family build a life—and a home—on land of the Osage people.
    — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of construct
Verb
  • But often—thanks to the patience and skill of an editor who has figured out a chronology—along comes the answer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • And then let the sheriff's office conclude with their investigation and figure out what the facts are on their end.
    — Mark Guarino, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of figure out
Verb
  • No one knows all the factors behind the population’s recent boom, although researchers point to recent extreme weather events and climate change, perhaps compounded with a rise in shipping traffic over recent decades.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • So much so that on July 23rd and 24th, an FDA advisory committee will meet in White Oak, Maryland, to discuss whether a select handful of peptides can be legally produced by compounding pharmacies.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of compound
Verb
  • The film uses aspects of genre and horror to drive home its worldview, yet there is hope through the grime and the bodily fluids that things could work out.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 July 2026
  • That's good news for drivers and crews working out in this heat.
    — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of work out
Verb
  • Officials said the warning systems built since last year’s catastrophic floods were activated in Kerr County in the early hours before water levels began to rise, allowing for people to react quickly to flooding threats.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Across the nation, some communities have had more blackouts after large data centers move in, and higher power bills as utilities have to build more infrastructure to support them.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of build
Verb
  • Exec producer Ritchie was among those who helped iron out the differences.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • Now, the project is still in its early stages, with many kinks, known and unknown, to iron out.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Definition of iron out
Verb
  • In one experiment, participants who assembled furniture themselves were willing to pay 63% more for it than participants who received the same item preassembled.
    — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
  • Each vehicle takes about 900 hours of labor to assemble, all of which is done by hand.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • Now back in King’s Landing, Corlys is distracted at best, meeting with Rhaenyra’s small council to address the crown’s nonexistent funds — the latest on a long list of problems that need solving for the new Queen of the Seven Kingdoms.
    — Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • Proponents argue recordings would solve a long-standing crisis that leaves many proceedings with no verbatim record.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
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