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
And the funding package that Congress has approved, piece by piece, over the past three weeks keeps federal funding for science agencies roughly flat compared with last year.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Each response from Copilot helped generate the next request, allowing data to be quietly sent out piece by piece.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Mikal Bridges said the Knicks’ inconsistencies stem from a combination of both new head coach and a roster that’s been assembled, piece by piece, over the last three seasons.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
That leaf, again, could represent or be a metaphor for Man-soo being slowly taken away piece by piece.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for piece by piece
Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Each response from Copilot helped generate the next request, allowing data to be quietly sent out piece by piece.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Mikal Bridges said the Knicks’ inconsistencies stem from a combination of both new head coach and a roster that’s been assembled, piece by piece, over the last three seasons.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
That leaf, again, could represent or be a metaphor for Man-soo being slowly taken away piece by piece.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for piece by piece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piece by piece
gradually
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Other sports franchises followed the Giants’ example, and dynamic pricing, which had already been employed by airlines and hotels, gradually became the norm in American sports.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Des Plaines River is expected to crest, or reach its highest peak, at 18 feet this morning before gradually receding, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Water Prediction Service.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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