pieces (together)

verb

present tense third-person singular of piece (together)
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as in compounds

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as in figures out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pieces (together)
  1. compounds
  2. figures out
  3. constructs
  4. works out
  5. builds
  6. solves
  7. assembles
  8. works
Verb
  • And customer lifetime value compounds when the same traveler is recognized across channels and trips, rather than reacquired at marketing cost on every booking.
    — Somit Goyal, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • These companies are delivering real efficiency within existing constraints, building trust inside industrial organizations, and collecting field data that compounds in value over time.
    — Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Definition of compounds
Verb
  • The second is reasoning intelligence, the layer that looks at a task, breaks it into steps and figures out how to do it, including things like making a judgement call on whether an object will be heavy or light.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Deborah arrives for her freshman year at her parents' HBCU alma mater and figures out how to escape their shadow while also building her own legacy.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of figures out
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
Definition of constructs
Verb
  • The home starts at PLN 199,000 (for reference, this works out to roughly US$52,500), but will vary a lot depending on options chosen.
    — Adam Williams June 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2026
  • On a $20,000 auto loan, this works out to be an extra $15 per month.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Definition of works out
Verb
  • Feeding results back to employees and visibly acting on them builds trust.
    — Gary Zammit, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Idol is looking to get Michael Kors’ sales from about $3 billion back to $4 billion, while Jimmy Choo builds from $600 million to $800 million.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Definition of builds
Verb
  • None of this solves the hardest part, which is that past a certain point, more context makes the answer worse.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Placing a catch plate under the feeder and emptying it regularly solves that problem.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
Definition of solves
Verb
  • An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on January 29, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • In terms of overall quality, the movie the player assembles out of that 652-page framework isn’t bad!
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
Definition of assembles
Verb
  • When investigations uncover evidence of criminal activity, DOI routinely works with prosecutors and law enforcement agencies to pursue criminal charges in addition to administrative or civil actions.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The lightweight linen-blend fabric keeps things airy, while the classic wide-leg silhouette works with everything from flip-flops during the day to strappy sandals at night.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Definition of works
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