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
Working remotely across time zones before regrouping in Melbourne, the band built Sungazer piece by piece.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 2 Apr. 2026
As home recording software became more accessible, artists began approaching guitars, vocals, and live instruments the way producers treat electronic tracks — layering, editing, and reshaping them piece by piece.
—Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The solution saw Myren wearing a bald cap with a silicone forehead and a wig created in several sections so the hair could fall off piece by piece.
—Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 2 Apr. 2026
As home recording software became more accessible, artists began approaching guitars, vocals, and live instruments the way producers treat electronic tracks — layering, editing, and reshaping them piece by piece.
—Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The solution saw Myren wearing a bald cap with a silicone forehead and a wig created in several sections so the hair could fall off piece by piece.
—Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for piece by piece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piece by piece
gradually
Adverb
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Britain didn’t withdraw, but its Royal Navy gradually redistributed its ships.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Ease off the accelerator gradually and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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