PIECE BY PIECE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

piece by piece

adverb

Definition of piece by piece

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 For nine months, piece by piece, the stars have aligned for Taylor. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The second, which generates the response piece by piece, is bound by memory bandwidth. — Ido Susan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 As the author points out, our autonomy has been removed from us piece by piece. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026 The bridge will be removed piece by piece starting this weekend. — Maddie White, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for piece by piece

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gradually

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It’s set within AMAI, a sprawling hotel development between Cancún and Puerto Morelos, located within a mangrove landscape that gradually opens onto the Caribbean.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
What began as a relatively intimate documentation of editors, retailers and industry insiders gradually became a global phenomenon.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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