piecing (together)

verb

present participle of piece (together)
1
as in building

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2
as in figuring out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piecing (together)
  1. building
  2. figuring out
  3. constructing
  4. working out
  5. assembling
  6. solving
  7. compounding
  8. writing
Verb
  • Room for Disagreement No matter what happens with Permian oil production, the region is set to see a windfall from the influx of hyperscale data centers, including an enormous one Chevron is building southwest of Midland.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The result is a growing chasm between how the people building AI think about its benefits and how ordinary Americans think about its costs.
    — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of building
Verb
  • Learning to fight without Starlink Despite the value of Starlink, Ukraine’s military and defense companies have already been figuring out ways to fight on without the satellite service.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The idea is to let an assistant check connected accounts for tasks such as unpaid invoices and draft reminders without waiting for a prompt, so users spend less time figuring out what to ask for.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of figuring out
Verb
  • For textile biotechnology companies, the service could provide access to industrial fermentation equipment without the upfront expense of constructing a dedicated facility.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, environmental activists have been demanding the cancellation of permissions given to AI data centers in Visakhapatnam, where Google is constructing its $15 billion project.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of constructing
Verb
  • In October 2026, Marinis told The Hollywood Reporter that the creative team was still working out the new show’s airing schedule and considering whether to introduce the spinoff through an episode of Grey’s Anatomy.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Yen is now writing a fresh draft and working out the film’s visual style.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of working out
Verb
  • When DeSantis took office and began assembling his team, Florida faced the same cultural pressures as the rest of the country.
    — Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine has earned worldwide recognition for its cutting-edge drone industry, designing and assembling systems that have changed modern warfare.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • Some puzzlers describe solving the crossword as a workout; for me, today’s was a knock-down, drag-out fistfight.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Yarbrough, who died at age 76 on Saturday, would be stationed at the table throughout the GHSA playoffs, sometimes welcoming guests and dignitaries and otherwise answering questions and solving problems.
    — Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of solving
Verb
  • Skipping the betting apps, or at least thoughtfully budgeting for them as entertainment, is only part of it, because money left sitting in savings accounts also misses out on compounding.
    — Jamie Franco, global macro and cross-asset strategist, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The quicker melting changes the usual flow of water through valleys and into the lake, compounding the challenges.
    — Silvia Console Battilana, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of compounding
Verb
  • Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Raichlen’s career, in a way, is similar in that he’s never been stuck in the lane of writing about barbecuing only brisket and pork.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of writing
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