1
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
Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
With so much fashion existing online, there’s something refreshing about trying pieces on in-store after eyeing them first on a little screen.
—Libby Page, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
One dress, a strapless faded pink number with a full skirt that seemed to have just been tacked onto the waist creating a peplum effect, featured a Purina print in a nod to one of Rauschenberg’s pieces that made use of the dog food’s branding.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
While most of these pieces are on display year-round, there’s no better time to view them than autumn, when the Ozark Mountains are aglow with color and the weather is ideal for taking it all in.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
The plaster maquettes were smashed into tiny pieces.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
With other pieces of the NBA free agency puzzle, like Al Horford, still waiting to see where Kuminga lands, the standstill in the Bay Area marches on.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Planning is now underway as to what specific pieces of Columbia will fit and be placed into the learning center.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Snag more fall sweaters from Target below while pieces are on sale for 20 percent off.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
All of those pieces add cost, but the full cure is the most important thing.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
With so much fashion existing online, there’s something refreshing about trying pieces on in-store after eyeing them first on a little screen.
—Libby Page, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
One dress, a strapless faded pink number with a full skirt that seemed to have just been tacked onto the waist creating a peplum effect, featured a Purina print in a nod to one of Rauschenberg’s pieces that made use of the dog food’s branding.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
While most of these pieces are on display year-round, there’s no better time to view them than autumn, when the Ozark Mountains are aglow with color and the weather is ideal for taking it all in.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
The plaster maquettes were smashed into tiny pieces.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
With other pieces of the NBA free agency puzzle, like Al Horford, still waiting to see where Kuminga lands, the standstill in the Bay Area marches on.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Planning is now underway as to what specific pieces of Columbia will fit and be placed into the learning center.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Snag more fall sweaters from Target below while pieces are on sale for 20 percent off.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pieces
Noun
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Archaeologists have found bone fragments, arrowheads, and even the calcified remains of a young girl in a section called Skeleton’s Gorge—evidence that Native Americans may have used the caverns as far back as 500 years ago.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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The few companies that received medicinal licenses were left with fragments of the legal whiskey that remained, and the individuals allowed to distribute had plenty of new protocols to follow.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yet on this evening, the four women—a German, a Pole, a Belgian and a Frenchwoman—were playing Beethoven’s masterpiece, clandestinely since Jewish musicians were not considered worthy of playing such magnificent German works and were doing so just for their own pleasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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The addition of an Emerging Artist Competition—sponsored by the Art in Black Foundation—will provide national recognition and cash awards to rising talent, with winning works featured during the summit itself.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The woman told police Anderson owned guns and had mentioned making pipe bombs, per the outlet.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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America will never be a country without guns.—
Heidi Yewman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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In early spring of 2025, the prairies were once again dry, but timely rainfall in mid May recharged wetlands in portions of North Dakota, southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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On the East Coast, northern portions of Upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine could all also see the aurora.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Holland constructs a fragmented, kaleidoscopic portrait that blends real episodes with Kafka’s fiction and his strange afterlife as both cultural prophet and commercial brand.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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To facilitate such a mix, Alameddine constructs The True True Story of Raja the Gullible like an accordion, bracketing it with two short chapters set in 2023 and using the space between them to take his narrator back and forth in time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, since the batteries and motor are not integrated into the frame, as is common now, those bits can be easily upgraded or easily removed from the bike altogether.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This will loosen any bits on the bottom of the oven.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 2025, however, many of the compositions that took podium positions across categories tell layered, expressive tales of the human condition, and our connection to the world around us.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her Soho jazz festival gig was a dynamic mix of timeless standards and original compositions.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 2021 5,972 firearms were intercepted at airports, in 2022 6,542 firearms were stopped at checkpoints, while 2023 saw 6,737 firearms discovered in carry-on luggage.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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No stranger to controversy or conflict, Underwood once ran a firearms marketplace that made headlines for hosting an auction of the handgun used in the Trayvon Martin shooting, in which the 17-year-old was killed by a member of a community watch organization while walking in Miami Gardens, Florida.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pieces. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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