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
And then it was deployed piece by piece, which took considerable time.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
People can also buy the necessary components online, either piece by piece or all together in what are called buy-build-shoot kits.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Individuals purchase the parts to assemble the gun, either piece by piece or in assembly kits.
—April Rubin, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
The Healer Imagine waking up in a sensory deprivation tank and calmly trying to break out, piece by piece, before the air runs out.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
People can also buy the necessary components online, either piece by piece or all together in what are called buy-build-shoot kits.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Individuals purchase the parts to assemble the gun, either piece by piece or in assembly kits.
—April Rubin, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
The Healer Imagine waking up in a sensory deprivation tank and calmly trying to break out, piece by piece, before the air runs out.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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 18 Jan. 2025.
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