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as in fragments
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
a piece of stone fell from the crumbling wall
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2
as in works
a literary, musical, or artistic production
presented a new interpretation of the piece by Mozart
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as in guns
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
carrying a piece under his coat
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as in portions
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
believes his piece of the profits should be higher
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as in constructs
to form by putting together parts or materials
you might want to piece together a quilt from those odd patches of cloth
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Recent Examples of pieces
Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Prepping your home for winter should go beyond pulling out holiday decorations — especially when so many pieces from Martha Stewart’s cozy modern farmhouse furniture collection are on sale during Wayfair Way Day.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Add the white and pale green scallion pieces, cooking and stirring occasionally until the scallions are slightly charred, about 3 minutes.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
McFadden’s pieces are on display with the work of other artisans from Philadelphia in one of the new galleries.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
The company later determined that the metal pieces came form a conveyor belt used in the production process.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 27 Oct. 2025
Others are still picking up the pieces.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The project also carried quasi-ritualistic overtones in his cutting pieces of the truck, which were later presented as sculptures.
—Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Together, these living puzzle pieces complete the picture of how any given ecosystem appears and functions.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
Even small pieces of space junk (for example, leftover or broken pieces from space launches or nonfunctioning satellites) can have catastrophic effects.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Prepping your home for winter should go beyond pulling out holiday decorations — especially when so many pieces from Martha Stewart’s cozy modern farmhouse furniture collection are on sale during Wayfair Way Day.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Add the white and pale green scallion pieces, cooking and stirring occasionally until the scallions are slightly charred, about 3 minutes.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
McFadden’s pieces are on display with the work of other artisans from Philadelphia in one of the new galleries.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
The company later determined that the metal pieces came form a conveyor belt used in the production process.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 27 Oct. 2025
Others are still picking up the pieces.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The project also carried quasi-ritualistic overtones in his cutting pieces of the truck, which were later presented as sculptures.
—Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Together, these living puzzle pieces complete the picture of how any given ecosystem appears and functions.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pieces
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Herodotus recruits evidence from passages in the Iliad and the Odyssey to show that Homer himself knew at least fragments of this tale yet opted to tell another, better yarn.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Hind’s voice — fragments of which spread online and were later verified and analyzed by outlets including The Washington Post, Sky News and Forensic Architecture — became one of the most haunting and emblematic testaments of the war in Gaza.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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The agreement covers all works produced through Le Masne’s Multiman Records and will be administered by WCM’s teams in France and the US.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Much of Iran’s clandestine cinema, including some of Panahi’s earlier works, is didactic, focused on valorizing the victims of the regime’s injustices.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In addition to questioning the stops, Bell questioned foot chases for guns that are not visible.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Videos of the raid shared online by the Department of Homeland Security show Border Patrol agents with guns drawn approaching the building in the middle of the night.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Parts of southwestern Haiti and the southern portions of the Dominican Republic are also at risk of flash flooding and landslides.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Divide your pizza dough into four portions.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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And Dacus, with slow-burning lyricism and diary-fragment songwriting, constructs entire emotional geographies connected by faith, heartbreak, memory, and grief.—
Gerrick Kennedy,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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The department plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region, the transportation department said.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Time in the age of screens was rapidly changing, brazenly commercializing, exploding into bits and then getting distributed across multiple venues and devices.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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All the best bits, all the comedy and magic, but in a totally original space and setting.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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In taking the stage to accept the honor, Gorley praised all of the songs that had been honored during the evening, particularly older compositions that have endured through the years.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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Wasefi was guiding members of Afghanistan‘s first all-female ensemble through a recording of their compositions.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to the Fogo Cruzado (Crossfire) Institute, which tracks gun violence in Brazil, more than half of the firearms injuries recorded in September 2025 came from police operations.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The White House says the task force has yielded 1,300 arrests related to outstanding warrants, drugs and firearms.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pieces. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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