PIECE BY PIECE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

piece by piece

adverb

Definition of piece by piece

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 Most people build it piece by piece, stacking tools that target sore muscles, circulation and stress. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 Lindsey and her team have now rebuilt the bridge piece by piece, if just a bit further downstream. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 For the very first time, biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026 Baer brought her to the pool house and instructed her to remove her clothes piece by piece, Kim said. — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for piece by piece

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gradually

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Sacro was born from that idea and has gradually become its own universe.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
That continuity allows children to develop within a familiar educational philosophy and communitywhile gradually accepting greater academic, social, and personal responsibility.

— Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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