piecing
- present participle of piece.
Example Sentences
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For more than a century, neuroscientists have studied the human brain much as early cartographers mapped unknown lands: piecing together a vast landscape from scattered observations.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Chief government veterinary officer Beth Cookson said scientists were still piecing together the details of how H5 might be spreading.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Ms. Allen adds credibility to these theories, however, by piecing together Richmond’s likely role as the ringleader of the cohort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Trump’s emissaries—his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his realtor friend Steve Witkoff—came close to piecing together such a deal through Pakistan emissaries.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
To discover the agent of disease and death depends on a patient piecing together of many seemingly distinct and unrelated facts developed through a vast amount of research in widely separated fields.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
