piece together
phrasal verb
pieced together; piecing together; pieces together
: to make (something) by bringing together various parts or pieces
She pieced the quilt together from scraps of old cloth.
: to bring together (various parts or pieces) to form one complete thing
The police had to piece together reports from several witnesses to get an accurate account of what happened.
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Probably a lot of conversations with David and kind of piecing together everything that happened in the 10 years between these films.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
Instead, scientists have historically relied on observations from citizen scientists to piece together insects’ migratory routes.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Though limited, the available artifacts of this period help researchers piece together these women’s lives, like the scrapbook of Stebbins’s sketches that her sister organized or Cushman’s costumes, preserved in arsenic.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 June 2024
But the barren state of USC’s roster would make for a particularly daunting start for Musselman and his staff, who essentially had a month to piece together an entirely new team with transfers who entered the portal.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
Instead, scientists have historically relied on observations from citizen scientists to piece together insects’ migratory routes.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Though limited, the available artifacts of this period help researchers piece together these women’s lives, like the scrapbook of Stebbins’s sketches that her sister organized or Cushman’s costumes, preserved in arsenic.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 June 2024
But the barren state of USC’s roster would make for a particularly daunting start for Musselman and his staff, who essentially had a month to piece together an entirely new team with transfers who entered the portal.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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“Piece together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20together. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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