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
The Couture Pattern Museum is believed to be the only institution dedicated solely to patterns and digitizing them piece by piece.
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Booth Moore, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
And the little house — Stan Ivar, who played John Carter, disassembled it piece by piece and has had it in storage forever.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
As part of the move, all the enclosures had to be broken down piece by piece, wall by wall, relocated and then rebuilt.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Start with the slow reveal—unfold your story piece by piece to keep your audience leaning in and wanting more.
—Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Booth Moore, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
And the little house — Stan Ivar, who played John Carter, disassembled it piece by piece and has had it in storage forever.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
As part of the move, all the enclosures had to be broken down piece by piece, wall by wall, relocated and then rebuilt.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Start with the slow reveal—unfold your story piece by piece to keep your audience leaning in and wanting more.
—Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for piece by piece
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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