PIECE BY PIECE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

piece by piece

adverb

Definition of piece by piece next

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 In the 1920s, the monastery was bought by William Randolph Hearst (of the famed publishing family) and dismantled and shipped piece by piece to America. —

Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025 Then, set a timer and clean each section, piece by piece, giving your fridge at least 20 minutes to return to temperature in between. —

Ali Slagle, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025 Between September and November 2024, a team of 14 divers carefully brought the wooden shipwreck to the surface, piece by piece. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025 The skeleton of one of ESO's flagship cosmic imager for the coming decades can be seen here coming together piece by piece in the mountains of Chile’s Atacama Desert. —

Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for piece by piece

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