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
And the funding package that Congress has approved, piece by piece, over the past three weeks keeps federal funding for science agencies roughly flat compared with last year.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Each response from Copilot helped generate the next request, allowing data to be quietly sent out piece by piece.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Mikal Bridges said the Knicks’ inconsistencies stem from a combination of both new head coach and a roster that’s been assembled, piece by piece, over the last three seasons.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
That leaf, again, could represent or be a metaphor for Man-soo being slowly taken away piece by piece.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for piece by piece
Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Each response from Copilot helped generate the next request, allowing data to be quietly sent out piece by piece.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Mikal Bridges said the Knicks’ inconsistencies stem from a combination of both new head coach and a roster that’s been assembled, piece by piece, over the last three seasons.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
That leaf, again, could represent or be a metaphor for Man-soo being slowly taken away piece by piece.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piece by piece
gradually
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The two neighbors have been working gradually to improve ties since last year.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Lykke Leonardsen, who runs Copenhagen’s Resilient and Sustainable City Solutions program and serves as the city’s informal water ambassador, told me that the intent was to hold hearings, win approval in August, and invest gradually.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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