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Synonyms

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]

Example Sentences

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Researchers also used digital reconstruction techniques to piece together fragmented bones and better understand their shape and structure.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

“So they can piece together their 450 hours using their interests to shape what their curriculum looks like.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Nguyen is struggling to piece together the logic that led to his client being marooned in a country where he had no ties.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

This month, Slovenia’s intelligence department began reaching out to other European spy agencies to try to identify the visitors—and piece together a mystery that has reverberations from Ukraine to Israel to the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Dicey stared into the fire, trying to piece together something whole from her few vague memories.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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