piecing (together)

verb

Definition of piecing (together)next
present participle of piece (together)
1
as in building

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in figuring out

Synonyms & Similar Words

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piecing (together)
  1. building
  2. assembling
  3. compounding
  4. writing
  5. solving
Verb
  • The Knicks outscored the Raptors 40-24 in the second quarter and 31-18 in the third, building a commanding 29-point lead heading into the final period.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Jio is building a multibillion-dollar ecosystem in India.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of building
Verb
  • Schwartz describes being purposeful in assembling his crew.
    Leila Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In a bustling workshop in Bogotá, Colombia, James Downer is busy assembling e-bikes.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • Type 2 diabetes typically develops over time, with diet and lifestyle compounding genetic vulnerability.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • When a drug is removed from the shortage list, compounding pharmacies may no longer mix off-brand versions for people who can’t access the name brand drug.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of compounding
Verb
  • Peter Ferry was passionately an author and teacher, inspiring decades of students in his English and writing classes at Lake Forest High School, a youthful crowd of many thousands that included such later famous people as actor Vince Vaughn and author Dave Eggers.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Dani Di Placido has been writing about film, television, and internet culture for Forbes for 8 years.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of writing
Verb
  • Speech recognition, learning and planning, and problem solving are some of the fundamental tasks that computers equipped with artificial intelligence and machine learning are supposed to perform.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That approach helps students focus on solving real-life problems.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of solving
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near piecing (together)

piecing

piecing (together)

pied

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Piecing (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piecing%20%28together%29. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...