as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
worked out the solution piece by piece
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Roughly 4,000 vessels transited under the Key Bridge annually, the 2002 study noted, and the Key Bridge did have four dolphins, meant to protect the span’s piers.
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024
It was then slowly moved piece by piece to avoid disrupting operations.
—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
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024
It was then slowly moved piece by piece to avoid disrupting operations.
—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
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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