pieces 1 of 2

plural of piece
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pieces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of piece

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pieces
Noun
  • Hopkins, known best for his role as the serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, posts updates on Instagram, where he can be seen dancing, working on his own musical compositions and spending time with friends and colleagues, like Ian McKellen.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Musical compositions The latest crop of compositions spans the era's jazz standards, show tunes, pop music and more.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • San Diego County has gone after other industries in recent years, including opioid manufacturers and the maker of a milling machine the county argues can be used to make unregistered firearms known as ghost guns.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Authorities found a 9 mm pistol, three additional firearms, ammunition and two suppressors in Santos' bedroom, according to court documents.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This approach builds expertise, confidence and adaptability, creating a skilled team and driving success for the company.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Chris O'Neill builds and scales enduring companies.
    Chris O'Neill, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The fact that most other countries on Earth, and certainly peer countries economically, have tiny fractions of our total numbers of gun deaths and injuries shows that basic, common-sense restrictions work and work well.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The Chinese tariffs that will pummel soybeans, the primary aircraft category, the primary category for vaccines, plasma and blood fractions, cotton and grain sorghum.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Opera rap, soul and hip-hop combine in the high-stakes story of diverse, young singers (some of which have performed at the Sarasota Opera) vying to perform on the world’s biggest opera stages, and who express the love, struggle, heartbreak, sacrifice and joy of pursuing your dreams.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Along with Jagger, who lived on the street in the 1970s, the collective included portrait artist Alice Neel, sculptor John Frederick Mowbray-Clarke, architect Henry Varnum Poor, opera composer Kurt Weill, singer Lotte Lenya, and poet/playwright Maxwell Anderson.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • As the group assembles in the Werk Room, Jewels, who won the bottom-two lip-sync against Arrietty, reads her sister's lipstick mirror message, which sends shockwaves through the room.
    EW.com, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • To describe this dystopian reality, Clapp assembles a narrative that is part history, part sociology, part horrifying travelogue.
    Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Elmo usually makes his appearance near the end of a TV timeout in the third period, just as play is about to resume.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • And makes a funny joke about giving Glenn Close an Oscar.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pieces. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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