pieces 1 of 2

plural of piece
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as in works
a literary, musical, or artistic production presented a new interpretation of the piece by Mozart

Synonyms & Similar Words

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pieces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of piece

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pieces
Noun
Yelp’s list celebrates used furniture stores across the country that offer affordable alternatives to traditional retail, highlighting businesses where shoppers can find distinctive pieces without the price tag of brand-new furniture. Evan Moore july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026 In today’s cultural economy, where archival fashion pieces, horology, and unique collections blur with investment strategy, the ability to maintain image and ownership while accessing capital quietly is increasingly prized for some. Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 After picking up Bryce Young’s fifth-year option and adding key pieces across the roster, the Panthers enter 2026 with higher expectations as the team eyes a second consecutive division title. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026 Many pieces explore the theme of movement—fitting for a city in constant flux. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026 The nutcracker was several years in the making, with the pieces crafted in Utah and assembled in Luverne. ABC News, 21 July 2026 Each of these pieces is roughly 12 feet across and weighs around 7,500 pounds. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2026 Ultimately, much of the score for The Odyssey starts off with sounds emerging organically from the film’s environment that then gather into lovely, powerful pieces of music. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026 In a new profile put out by Tablet, a Jewish magazine that has published pieces in support of Zionism, Lévy addressed the response to October 7 more broadly in the US. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
Verb
As Sullivan pieces those holdovers from the previous regime together with his first full free agency class in 2027 and a second draft class, the roster could really start to come together in another year. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 Bieber poses in matching bras and underwear with little beyond the seamless background, straightforward lighting and the cotton pieces themselves in the frame. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 The musician noted that his tattoo artist, Roxx, had told him that pieces this large usually take around two years to complete. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 The director pieces the film together in elliptical fashion. Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pieces
Noun
  • But, to be on the safe side, researchers decided to bring in a few of their key breeding stock — fragments of some of the last naturally occurring Elkhorn coral on the Florida reef — in case things get worse.
    Alex Harris July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Young orcas then gobbled up fish fragments that drifted through the water as their elders tore into what was left of the sunfish’s corpse.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Boseman’s parents, Leroy and Carolyn, accuse Simone Ledward Boseman of violating a court order mandating the distribution of funds and mismanaging the company that holds Chadwick’s rights and prior works.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • Association of University Presses (AUPresses) members share a commitment to advancing knowledge and have long published scholarly works that contribute to understanding many complex subjects, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • When Marshall showed up, Reyes and Chamberlain both fired guns at Marshall as Marshall tried to get away, according to the affidavit.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • However, drones can also be vulnerable to guns, electronic warfare, and short-range air-defense systems.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • The chicken tenders are fantastic, and the portions are sizable.
    Evan Moore July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • Tropical storm conditions will continue spreading across portions of the Louisiana and Texas coasts within the warning area into the evening.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.
    Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The juvenile then ate the smaller bits of sunfish that had exploded due to the impact, while the adults fed on what remained of the body, but did not consume the smaller sunfish fragments.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
  • Advertisement One of the film’s comedic bits is your character and Jake Johnson’s character playing against a team in which both players grunt loudly on the court.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • None of the group's other compositions have cracked 300 frames, but all of them have held on for years.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The screen is big, the image is sharp and bright, but Nolan’s visual compositions are dull—just pictures of actors acting, without style or poetry—and his fetish for size is just bombast and vanity.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • California has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, but state lawmakers are concerned that a new technology is allowing criminals to obtain firearms by building them from scratch.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • On Saturday, Judge D’Anthony Thedford allowed for Davis’ pretrial release, but ordered him to surrender his firearm owner’s identification card and firearms to law enforcement within 48 hours.
    William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

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“Pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pieces. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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