bits and pieces

plural noun

1
: small pieces
There were broken bits and pieces of glass all over the floor.
I finished the project in bits and pieces during my spare time.
2
: things or objects of different kinds
There are just a few bits and pieces of furniture in the office.
No one knows exactly what happened. All we have is a few bits and pieces of information so far.

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Parts of this story have been told before, in bits and pieces, in broader works about the Civil War or emancipation or the march itself. Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025 One common tactic saboteurs use is to leak bits and pieces of insider information to distract, stir backlash and ultimately hamper the changes. Troy Batterberry, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 Hundreds of books have been written and documentaries produced, with bits and pieces of information emerging to this day. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 But what makes this picture so wonderfully unsettling is that its dark bits and pieces (literal ones, in some cases) feel curiously familiar. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for bits and pieces 

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“Bits and pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bits%20and%20pieces. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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