piece (together)

verb

Definition of piece (together)next
1
as in to construct

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2
as in to figure out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piece (together)
  1. construct
  2. figure out
  3. compound
  4. work out
  5. build
  6. assemble
  7. iron out
  8. author
Verb
  • In addition to candidates, Sunnyvale voters also cast ballots on whether to allow the city to issue general obligation bonds of up to $290 million to construct a new public library.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Question 3: Part two of the city’s bond series included an ask to issue $170 million of debt to construct and renovate parks, build a new recreational facility and aquatic center, and renovate the i.d.e.a. Museum, among other projects.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of construct
Verb
  • As this incremental progress continues, scientists are racing to figure out why some frog species are more susceptible to Bd than others.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
  • As Ava figures out how to find a happy medium, Jacob, Barbara, and Melissa get caught up in trying to save the deli across the street from gentrification.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of figure out
Verb
  • Dry Fire and Review Shot Placement in the Stand Pulling triggers on a roomy bench at the range is already awkward for a new hunter; trying to do that while juggling gear and bulky layers in a blind or tree stand compounds it.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The ceaseless movement of staff around the world compounds this nebulous sensation of perpetual indigence.
    Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of compound
Verb
  • Taylor works out of a squat, grayish building on a residential street near the railroad tracks.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Disagreements can usually be worked out, and a few words can matter and help with taxes later.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of work out
Verb
  • By the end of the first quarter, Stanford built a 22-point lead.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Biking to Chouinard’s home, Caldwell quickly realized how many of the original houses in Jackson had been scraped to build mansions.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of build
Verb
  • To prove it, Jeff brings out an exact copy of the immunity necklace, the one that a member of Hordak’s Horde seemingly assembled in an assault on all retinas everywhere.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • All of these parts were assembled on a Praxis Wetbench chassis, and all tests were performed inside Windows 11 Pro with the latest updates installed.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • Sony is similarly judicious with motion smoothing, which irons out choppier images and hard camera pans effectively on the lowest settings, without making film content look weird.
    Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The remasters cut beyond ironing out the rough edges of decades-old games to fit modern standards.
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of iron out
Verb
  • This year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit upheld the order in a ruling authored by Kurt D. Engelhardt, another judge nominated by Trump.
    Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
  • This new report was authored by researchers in France who completed a cross-sectional study using data from 263 people who had either mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease between 2010 and 2015.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of author
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