pieces (together)

verb

present tense third-person singular of piece (together)
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as in compounds

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as in figures out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pieces (together)
  1. compounds
  2. figures out
  3. constructs
  4. works out
  5. builds
  6. solves
  7. assembles
  8. works
Verb
  • The latest takedown is part of Operation Blackout, the FBI's international campaign to dismantle scam compounds that prey on Americans, particularly seniors.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison is ready to part ways with one of his Florida compounds.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of compounds
Verb
  • And Ghidorah’s heads — which look, up close, like costume figures out of a Golden Dragon Dance — emit orange lightning volts that extend for half a mile.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Those things matter, but great corporate videography starts earlier, in the pre-phase, the exploratory phase, when the production team figures out what the client is really trying to accomplish.
    — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of figures out
Verb
  • Through artifacts spanning 5,000 years, the exhibition constructs an extraordinary history of fashion and the body—material, carnal, vulnerable, seductive, devotional, fragmented—and its transpositions into various expressive languages.
    — Judith Clark, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hur judiciously constructs scene after scene that pulls and pushes the various probes closer to and further from the mysterious truth, which feels at once obscured and hidden in plain sight.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of constructs
Verb
  • The director had rather surprisingly bragged that the film features around 50 jump scares, which works out to around one every two minutes.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Now, three years later, the internet creator, who goes by Brandon the Plant Guy, sells up to 5,000 plants a week, works out of a 3,000-square-foot greenhouse in Sylmar and has a staff of 13.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of works out
Verb
  • In minutes, Bartlett had sketched the makeshift shrine that Helga builds for Arnold in her closet.
    — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Surrounded by its own garden, the restaurant builds much of its menu upon a base of herbs and vegetables, like kale and carrots harvested mere steps from the open-concept kitchen.
    — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of builds
Verb
  • Today’s Theme Everyone solves crosswords differently, and there’s no specific order you’re meant to solve in; do what works best for you.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a sense that getting rid of cameras solves the problem.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of solves
Verb
  • This business context foundation maps the relationships across content, people, projects, systems and domain knowledge, then assembles the unique context each AI agent needs to do its job.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Much like an engine compresses fuel before ignition, FLARE first assembles the fuel to high density before delivering a separate, rapid burst of energy to trigger fusion.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembles
Verb
  • Though Calvin’s children and sister Ruth (Willow Kean), who works as Snook’s Arms Harbor Master, realize there are very few resources left to hold on to, Calvin digs in his heels, determined to find a way forward.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But the setup only works with regular, honest conversations about who pays for what.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of works
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