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
Working remotely across time zones before regrouping in Melbourne, the band built Sungazer piece by piece.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 2 Apr. 2026
As home recording software became more accessible, artists began approaching guitars, vocals, and live instruments the way producers treat electronic tracks — layering, editing, and reshaping them piece by piece.
—Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The solution saw Myren wearing a bald cap with a silicone forehead and a wig created in several sections so the hair could fall off piece by piece.
—Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
And the funding package that Congress has approved, piece by piece, over the past three weeks keeps federal funding for science agencies roughly flat compared with last year.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 2 Apr. 2026
As home recording software became more accessible, artists began approaching guitars, vocals, and live instruments the way producers treat electronic tracks — layering, editing, and reshaping them piece by piece.
—Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The solution saw Myren wearing a bald cap with a silicone forehead and a wig created in several sections so the hair could fall off piece by piece.
—Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
And the funding package that Congress has approved, piece by piece, over the past three weeks keeps federal funding for science agencies roughly flat compared with last year.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piece by piece
gradually
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In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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The sky will continue to gradually clear from northwest, to southeast, across Maryland Monday afternoon and early evening.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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