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piece together

Idioms  
  1. Join or combine parts into a whole, as in With information from several observers, she pieced together an account of what had actually taken place. [Late 1500s]


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We simply watch as they piece together the situation from phone calls and scraps of information and realize what they have to do.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Other times, they will piece together information from different people to create a “synthetic identity,” he said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

Inspired by my trip to Xochimilco, I decided to see what else I could piece together of the Aztec world.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Scientists are now trying to piece together the order of events.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

I looked up his case and began to piece together his story.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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