as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
worked out the solution piece by piece
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Recent Examples of piece by piece
Just moments after the filming wrapped, the whimsical mansion was torn down piece by piece.
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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
But Gallagher has also evolved the format into something closer to the videos that music producer Warren Huart makes about how engineers and producers craft iconic tracks, going instrument by instrument, piece by piece.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2024
Lithuania, for example, is dismantling a thermal power plant to ship it piece by piece to Ukraine for rebuilding there.
—Raf Casert, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The trend will probably persist: Younger people are significantly more likely than older ones to report skipping meals, choosing instead to cobble together a day’s worth of sustenance piece by piece, away from the table.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
But Gallagher has also evolved the format into something closer to the videos that music producer Warren Huart makes about how engineers and producers craft iconic tracks, going instrument by instrument, piece by piece.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2024
Lithuania, for example, is dismantling a thermal power plant to ship it piece by piece to Ukraine for rebuilding there.
—Raf Casert, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The trend will probably persist: Younger people are significantly more likely than older ones to report skipping meals, choosing instead to cobble together a day’s worth of sustenance piece by piece, away from the table.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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