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of a piece

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  1. Also, all of a piece. Of the same kind, as in This legislation is of a piece with the previous bill, or Her rude behavior was all of a piece. The piece in this idiom alludes to a single mass of material. [Early 1600s]

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In Benton’s painting of Borger, the violence and pollution generated by the town are of a piece with its vitality—a connection that the painter recognized as deeply and irrefutably American.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

That was because the US and Israel decided to take advantage of a piece of crucial intelligence that had arrived hours before.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

There was speculation about the contents of a piece of paper he brandished during the visit to Oman, but so far no new date for talks has been set.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Felix breaks down the oddity that is the Bob Ross painting market and explains how charity auctions can skew the value of a piece of art.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2025

And this was of a piece with their unspoken apology for the general condition of what they had to offer him in return.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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