piece together
phrasal verb
pieced together; piecing together; pieces together
: to make (something) by bringing together various parts or pieces
She pieced the quilt together from scraps of old cloth.
: to bring together (various parts or pieces) to form one complete thing
The police had to piece together reports from several witnesses to get an accurate account of what happened.
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For as ugly as the baseball has been for months, the Dodgers have pieced together five wins in their last six games.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
What could have been a transformative meditation on mourning too often slips into surface-level spectacle, leaving the audience to piece together meaning from a scattershot collage of influences.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
After a fisherman pulls him from the Mediterranean Sea, amnesiac Jason Bourne (Damon) travels across the globe trying to piece together his past.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Now in theaters, the film is the tightly wound tale of a Uyghur migrant, Aishe (played by first-time actress Sebiye Behtiyar), who pieces together a quiet, scrappy existence of grueling days and tired nights working in Chinatown kitchens.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
What could have been a transformative meditation on mourning too often slips into surface-level spectacle, leaving the audience to piece together meaning from a scattershot collage of influences.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
After a fisherman pulls him from the Mediterranean Sea, amnesiac Jason Bourne (Damon) travels across the globe trying to piece together his past.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Now in theaters, the film is the tightly wound tale of a Uyghur migrant, Aishe (played by first-time actress Sebiye Behtiyar), who pieces together a quiet, scrappy existence of grueling days and tired nights working in Chinatown kitchens.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Piece together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20together. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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