PIECING Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

piecing

verb

present participle of piece

as in building

to form by putting together parts or materials you might want to piece together a quilt from those odd patches of cloth

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Recent Examples of piecing Those still piecing the picture together days after the disruption are deciding a week late, and their customers go elsewhere. — Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Restoration specialist Andrew Ownbey is the man tasked with piecing it back together, and his approach has resulted in one building rising within another building, photos show. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026 But with Prythian still piecing itself together in the wake of the devastating Hybern War, the task of uniting is proving more difficult by the day. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Adams, watching from Anna’s side of the revelation, says Anna is piecing it together at nearly the same moment Max is. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026 According to the band, Ow ∞ is a record about embracing a chaotic present while piecing yourself back together through memories, relationships and the creative process. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 July 2026 Without a clear presentation to Congress or a formal address to the nation, the administration's communication has been scattershot and intermittent, leaving Americans with the task of piecing it all together. — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026 According to his mother, Anthony at one point had been piecing things together and was volunteering in the community. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 As the pair confer with forensics and begin piecing things together, the detectives learn that the unit was once home to Oliver and his live-in girlfriend, Ciara. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piecing

Verb

The Secret Service has been building out its drone- and counter-drone programs for years.

— Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
But building a criminal case from her accidental overdose death will be an uphill challenge for investigators.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of building

Verb

For now, the vision involves replacing the aging Indian Creek bridge, rebuilding intersections on either end, and constructing an overpass to carry cars over the Union Pacific tracks on the south bank of the stream.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026
Physicists are nowhere close to constructing a functional theory of this form, much less finding hard evidence that our universe works this way.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of constructing

Verb

The second pillar allows the main shipyards to focus on assembling submarines, installing equipment and carrying out final tests.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
While the second batch of tortillas is in the oven, start assembling the tacos.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembling

Verb

Achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can go hand in hand and the two countries can contribute to each other's success, thereby benefiting the wider world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
But his collaborators helped turn Beck into a cultural product, making videos, shooting photos, providing musical inspiration for samples.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of making

Verb

It will be closed by leaders who decide that creating new value beats endlessly compressing old value.

— Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
In the flickering flame of firelight, the stutters take on a zoetrope effect, creating the illusion of rhinos in motion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026