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as in fragment
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 composition
a literary, musical, or artistic production
presented a new interpretation of the piece by Mozart
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as in firearm
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
carrying a piece under his coat
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as in portion
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 to build
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 piece
The Hive, 14 July 2017
Alan Jacobs, a professor at Baylor University, has written eloquently about that last piece.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration decided to take drastic action against the broadcasters – like turning off Radio Marti altogether – and then piece things back together.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The public offers a piece of its mind Mic's Celeste Katz discloses that Trump's controversial voter fraud panel won't let the public speak at its first meeting on July 19 but did solicit emails.
—The Hive, 14 July 2017
Alan Jacobs, a professor at Baylor University, has written eloquently about that last piece.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
Verb
As a result, the Braves shouldn't try to piece things together until Profar returns.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration decided to take drastic action against the broadcasters – like turning off Radio Marti altogether – and then piece things back together.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piece
Noun
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The restoration works enhanced the grotto’s surface and its rich and elaborate scheme, made of rustic, polychrome and multi-material mosaics featuring shells, glass pastes, semi-precious stones, stone fragments and mineral crusts.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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These represent fragments of all the things that might currently be on your mind.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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Still another composition features a Google Translate interpretation of an essay Vara wrote in Spanish, which contains both mistranslations and stretches where the software turned flawed Spanish into grammatical English.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The thickness and composition of the Martian atmosphere over time is also an open question.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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Authorities found a 9 mm pistol, three additional firearms, ammunition and two suppressors in Santos' bedroom, according to court documents.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Participants are asked not to bring bags, signs or firearms.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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Still, with nearly 2.6 million living in the U.S., Salvadorans are the third-largest Hispanic group in the country and portions of the population may be vulnerable to mass-deportation efforts.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Divers from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) are continuing to search for the helicopter’s main rotor, main gear box, tail rotor and a large portion of the tail boom, NTSB said.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Runway also made headlines in the fall for a deal with Lionsgate, in which the studio is using Runway’s tech to build a model trained exclusively on Lionsgate IP.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The volatile security situation is now combined with the perception, if not the reality, that Iran is preparing to build nuclear weapons.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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With about 100 vendors, there is a little bit of everything here, from jewelry to pickles and hot sauce to collectible items like coins and comic books.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Perugini: Tell me a little bit about your whiskey journey.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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And parenting is different from other stressors that most humans are subjected to: A big work project ultimately ends, but motherhood just keeps going.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Langmuir, its founder, was the CDC’s chief epidemiologist and has often been called the father of shoe-leather epidemiology – on-the-ground, out-of-the-office disease investigation through extensive field work and engagement with affected populations.—
Casey Luc,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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The person then allegedly pointed the gun in the direction of the officers, leading multiple officers to fire their weapons, the highway patrol said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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And then, insult to injury: a misfire from the right-front wheel gun on his second visit, turning what should’ve been a two-second stop into a 6.2-second stall.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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