as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
worked out the solution piece by piece
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Recent Examples of piece by piece
Then, take a modular approach and modernize piece by piece while keeping the database intact.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Debbie is the cool housewife slash advice columnist who has reached the end of her rope and finally starts taking back everything that was stolen from her – piece by piece, name by name.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Then, starting on June 13, in Operation Rising Lion, Israel used one-way attack drones that had been smuggled into Iran piece by piece to destroy Iranian air defenses, helping Israel gain full control of Iranian airspace.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2025
The museum features around 25 buildings, dating from 1822 to 1860, with each historic structure moved piece by piece before being reassembled on site.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Debbie is the cool housewife slash advice columnist who has reached the end of her rope and finally starts taking back everything that was stolen from her – piece by piece, name by name.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Then, starting on June 13, in Operation Rising Lion, Israel used one-way attack drones that had been smuggled into Iran piece by piece to destroy Iranian air defenses, helping Israel gain full control of Iranian airspace.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2025
The museum features around 25 buildings, dating from 1822 to 1860, with each historic structure moved piece by piece before being reassembled on site.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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