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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
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
And cadets were on the hunt for unique pieces to add to their collections.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Read on for a roundup of the most opulent and expensive celebrity proposal pieces of all time, ones most of us mere mortals can only dream about in this lifetime.
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Freya Drohan,
InStyle,
30 June 2026
The pieces emerging independently across Washington, Beijing, Brussels, Seoul, and Abu Dhabi do not add up to a world government in waiting.
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Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Yet the warehouse still needs people or custom engineering to connect the pieces.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
So the contractor spent two weeks cutting them into pieces, Rashid said.
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Dean Kaufman,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
The sandals were paired with colorful tights, bodysuits, intricate jackets and more pieces which complex layered together.
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Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
Weekend hangs require pieces that are comfy and easy to pop on—and that’s where an airy eyelet top and loose jeans come in.
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Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
27 June 2026
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Bieber poses in matching bras and underwear with little beyond the seamless background, straightforward lighting and the cotton pieces themselves in the frame.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
The musician noted that his tattoo artist, Roxx, had told him that pieces this large usually take around two years to complete.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
The director pieces the film together in elliptical fashion.
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Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
According to Jackson’s account, Fong said her father, the village headman, removed large pieces of wreckage from the crash site and organized the burial of McKinney’s body right there.
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Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
And cadets were on the hunt for unique pieces to add to their collections.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Read on for a roundup of the most opulent and expensive celebrity proposal pieces of all time, ones most of us mere mortals can only dream about in this lifetime.
—
Freya Drohan,
InStyle,
30 June 2026
The pieces emerging independently across Washington, Beijing, Brussels, Seoul, and Abu Dhabi do not add up to a world government in waiting.
—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Yet the warehouse still needs people or custom engineering to connect the pieces.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
So the contractor spent two weeks cutting them into pieces, Rashid said.
—
Dean Kaufman,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
The sandals were paired with colorful tights, bodysuits, intricate jackets and more pieces which complex layered together.
—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
Weekend hangs require pieces that are comfy and easy to pop on—and that’s where an airy eyelet top and loose jeans come in.
—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
27 June 2026
Verb
As Sullivan pieces those holdovers from the previous regime together with his first full free agency class in 2027 and a second draft class, the roster could really start to come together in another year.
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David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Bieber poses in matching bras and underwear with little beyond the seamless background, straightforward lighting and the cotton pieces themselves in the frame.
—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
The musician noted that his tattoo artist, Roxx, had told him that pieces this large usually take around two years to complete.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
The director pieces the film together in elliptical fashion.
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Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pieces
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Different software versions, and even different storage media, can preserve different file fragments and automatic backups.
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One topic in Turner’s exploration involves microplastics, the microscopic fragments created as plastic materials break down in oceans, rivers, and wastewater systems.
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Yet despite several of these being substantial works by some of our most noted and venturesome composers, few bicentennial commissions have survived.
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Today, over 100 works by artists like François Boucher, Giulio Carpioni, Henri Strésor, and Jacob Marrel are spread across the corridors, restaurants and bars visible to all visitors—the tried and tested, with a fresh twist.
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But police say the ranger approaching the car would ultimately lead to a sprawling investigation involving drugs, guns, mysterious chemicals, a missing woman and local and federal investigators turning a Philadelphia home inside out.
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State lawmakers said these rapid-fire guns are not needed for self-defense but can be a weapon of mass murder.
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The smoke plume was visible across portions of eastern Sacramento County, including Arden Arcade, Folsom and Rosemont.
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These 12 party-perfect portions can be made up to two days ahead of your Fourth of July celebration.
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The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.
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The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.
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Screwdriver bits attach to the tool with a magnet, and the Vulyx itself can magnetically stick to any metallic surface.
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The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.
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That’s not to mention an upcoming summer of local and national festivities that promises fireworks, parades, bands, speeches, prizes, and commemorative everything, from postage stamps and coins to musical compositions.
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Langley has seen a total of a dozen compositions land on the roster, eight of which have climbed into the top 10.
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Teri handled higher-value finds and saw that potentially dangerous items – like firearms and knives – got to the local sheriff’s office.
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Many of the firearms are believed to have been stolen, and could be linked to crimes in the region, federal officials said.
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“Pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pieces. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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