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piece together

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  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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Pierre likens Jordan to a massive puzzle that Stewart is trying to piece together without any instructions or even a reference.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The latest addition to the tally -- a 7.5 GW plant in Texas powering Amazon data centers -- shows how analysts often have to piece together clues to link projects to hyperscalers.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Researchers later used the archival record of yellow fever outbreaks, paired with genome analyses of modern mosquitoes, to piece together the insect’s travels.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

“The whole piece together creates this pipeline that fuels the West End and then also fuels Broadway,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

I had to piece together everything about that night, and tell it to a detective man and his notebook.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

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