as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
worked out the solution piece by piece
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Recent Examples of piece by piece
To generate a long response, the model must be applied again and again, building an answer piece by piece.
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Cal Newport, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
No degree comes with a golden ticket, just the chance to build one, piece by piece, through skills, curiosity, and real-world hustle.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Turns out, even the most off-grid, self-sufficient, nomadic existence is a construct that can be dismantled, piece by piece.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
And now that system is being taken apart, piece by piece.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 May 2025
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Cal Newport, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
No degree comes with a golden ticket, just the chance to build one, piece by piece, through skills, curiosity, and real-world hustle.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Turns out, even the most off-grid, self-sufficient, nomadic existence is a construct that can be dismantled, piece by piece.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
And now that system is being taken apart, piece by piece.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for piece by piece
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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