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piecing

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
to create something by joining the separate parts of it together or by joining different things together:

Examples:

The ancient skull has been pieced together from fragments.
Kevin has done a great job of piecing together a tremendous team.
The police are collecting clues in order to piece together the details of the day she died.
2
to put the parts of something into place:

Examples:

Archeologists have pieced together fragments of the pottery.
3
If you piece together facts or information, you collect them in order to understand a situation:

Examples:

Investigators are trying to piece together what happened just before the accident.

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