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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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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
  • The new financing is intended to expand that pipeline while allowing Kanin to finance, develop, construct, and operate the projects itself.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Working through an entire day and night, the pair construct an elaborate means of floating the heavy boxes down a river on a raft built from wooden pallets, steel drums, and propane tanks.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 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
  • Climate risks like rising seas and more extreme rainfall compound these vulnerabilities.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Shortages of skilled labor are restraining production in defense firms and across the economy, compounded by the emigration of several hundred thousand mostly younger people due to fears of conscription and political repression.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of compound
Verb
  • Bodine is expected to work with the Rays through Sunday, then next week join a group of 25-30 minor-leaguers working out in Port Charlotte to be available if needed.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes these deals work out in the artists’ or labels’ favor.
    — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of work out
Verb
  • 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
  • For the Sharks to take that next step and become a playoff team, Askarov must iron out his uneven play and become the go-to star many have envisioned.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of iron out
Verb
  • So So Fed opened for Sunday dinner — and nobody had assembled the siu mai dumplings.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Muck Rack notes that PR and communications can influence generative engine optimization because AI systems draw on authoritative third-party sources when assembling answers.
    — Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • A student who is laughing while solving a challenging problem is still learning.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Home-server owners will already understand the attraction, and the pro’s solved this ages ago but spent a lot more than this.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of solve
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“Piece (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20%28together%29. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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