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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The then 21-year-old was with his father and agent, Richard, putting the pieces together for a new direction in his career.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Authorities were still working to piece together a motive and build a chronology of events leading up to the attack.
—Eric Tucker, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
Coverage — All of the angles outside of the master shot that contribute to being able to piece together an edit.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
The Mets pieced together a response in the fourth though, as Clarke Schmidt labored after previously denying the Queens club a baserunner.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Authorities were still working to piece together a motive and build a chronology of events leading up to the attack.
—Eric Tucker, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
Coverage — All of the angles outside of the master shot that contribute to being able to piece together an edit.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
The Mets pieced together a response in the fourth though, as Clarke Schmidt labored after previously denying the Queens club a baserunner.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for piece together
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“Piece together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20together. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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