bits and pieces
plural noun
1
: small pieces
There were broken bits and pieces of glass all over the floor.
I finished the project in bits and pieces during my spare time.
2
: things or objects of different kinds
There are just a few bits and pieces of furniture in the office.
No one knows exactly what happened. All we have is a few bits and pieces of information so far.
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This two-piece sweatsuit features bits and pieces of matching animal print on the pants and shirt.
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Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 29 Oct. 2024
Parts of the old Soviet Mir space station are here somewhere, as are bits and pieces of more than 250 other spacecraft and their payloads.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Many vendors can talk about it in bits and pieces and may not highlight its fundamental underlying technologies like data modeling and harmonization, AI models, GenAI optimization algorithms and simulation.
—Manoj Gujarathi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Eerie flashes of light briefly illuminate the scene, capturing bits and pieces of decaying corpses.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 29 Oct. 2024
Parts of the old Soviet Mir space station are here somewhere, as are bits and pieces of more than 250 other spacecraft and their payloads.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Many vendors can talk about it in bits and pieces and may not highlight its fundamental underlying technologies like data modeling and harmonization, AI models, GenAI optimization algorithms and simulation.
—Manoj Gujarathi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Eerie flashes of light briefly illuminate the scene, capturing bits and pieces of decaying corpses.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Bits and pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bits%20and%20pieces. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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