piecing (together)

Definition of piecing (together)next
present participle of piece (together)

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Verb
  • Still, chefs work within supply limits, introducing the product in deliberate ways and building familiarity one dish at a time.
    Jaia Clingham-David, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Breadon said the community favors building a new facility on the same site.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The tricky part for the Huskies is figuring out who is coming back, and what needs will be left to address.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • In 2024, a CHA official said figuring out a funding formula involving historic tax credits had gummed up the next steps.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Stearns has generally placed a higher premium on defense up the middle when constructing rosters.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • By utilizing an existing containment structure, the project was able to establish a testing environment without constructing an entirely new shell.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Gamble is still assembling a staff but one of her assistants will be her brother, Kenneth Davis, a former receiver at Liberty High in Bakersfield.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • With every petal peeled and stem snipped, Phoebe Rupp, Maddie Cofer and Ava Sudbeck are assembling their masterpieces.
    Bo Evans, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Bailey has a wide-eyed clueless cuteness that lends to her character’s well-meaning naiveté — even her missteps have a way of working out.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The party and potential host cities are working out site visit plans for each in the coming weeks.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • According to a statement released on social media, the Lowry Hill restaurant says a series of compounding incidents have made business unsustainable for the last few years.
    Aki Nace, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But the war is compounding pressures that were already building.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Subscribe today Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Buffett was writing at a time when the Dot Com bubble was deflating.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Police say students from Western Michigan University's Cold Case Program played a pivotal role in solving this cold case, reorganizing and digitizing decades of materials from the investigation.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Systems are now solving competition-level problems, contributing incremental advances on open questions, and helping mathematicians explore large solution spaces far faster than before.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Piecing (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piecing%20%28together%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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