piecing (together)

Definition of piecing (together)next
present participle of piece (together)
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Verb
  • Human Connection Is Only Becoming More Important In the age of AI, bringing human touch and creativity to the fore is critical to building and maintaining consumer trust, executives said.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • Water pressure is building back up in the Oakland County, Michigan, communities affected by a 42-inch water main that broke early Sunday and disrupted service.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Knowing the basic forms is the first step to figuring out where adaptogens fit into your day.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
  • What’s the process like now for figuring out when to launch a new edition like The Real Housewives of Rhode Island and then where to locate it?
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • One of the puzzles was constructing a dance that was simple enough to believe anyone could do it, yet tricky enough for DJ to screw up in multiple ways.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
  • This year, the developer is either constructing or completing seven projects throughout the region, including Carolina Ridge, which is also PulteGroup’s largest project.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Let the cake cool completely before assembling.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
  • Back in the 1960s, when the chain was new, assembling your own salad was an eyebrow-raising innovation.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • The Cubs on Friday activated Ethan Roberts, who suffered a freak injury to his right middle finger while working out in mid-April, and sent Gavin Hollowell down to Triple-A Iowa.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Simpson spent the last few weeks working out in Tennessee.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • All these seem like compounding trends for all but the biggest acts.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Many of these physicians work with compounding pharmacies to formulate these peptides.
    Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Barker worked at Starbucks and spent every free moment writing and shooting.
    Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Barca are 8/15 to score the night’s first goal, but writing Madrid off entirely in any Clasico is rarely advisable.
    Dean Jones, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Chinese researchers have developed a lithium-sulfur battery design that could significantly extend drone flight times by solving one of the technology’s biggest long-standing problems.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
  • But there is no universally applicable method for solving these differential equations.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
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“Piecing (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piecing%20%28together%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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