as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
worked out the solution piece by piece
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It was then slowly moved piece by piece to avoid disrupting operations.
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Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
This jovial person starts to shut down bit by bit, and your heart continues to break piece by piece.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
Just as impressive is the design collection, which includes a 1980s sushi bar from Tokyo that was rebuilt piece by piece.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2024
As a lawyer — first a human rights defender, then a top government prosecutor — Starmer was known to build his cases piece by piece.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
This jovial person starts to shut down bit by bit, and your heart continues to break piece by piece.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
Just as impressive is the design collection, which includes a 1980s sushi bar from Tokyo that was rebuilt piece by piece.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2024
As a lawyer — first a human rights defender, then a top government prosecutor — Starmer was known to build his cases piece by piece.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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