as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
worked out the solution piece by piece
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As a lawyer — first a human rights defender, then a top government prosecutor — Starmer was known to build his cases piece by piece.
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Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Metrica literally transported a high level of fit and finish to the project by constructing the interior in Germany and then transferring it piece by piece to Michael Rybovich & Sons Custom Boat Works in Palm Beach Gardens.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 9 July 2024
The task was to find the spiritual quiddity of God’s gifts in nature, piece by piece, and to assemble them into a divine whole.
—Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Lake Havasu contains parts of the historic — and allegedly haunted — London Bridge, which was transported through the Panama Canal piece by piece, according to GoLakeHavasu.com.
—Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
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Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Metrica literally transported a high level of fit and finish to the project by constructing the interior in Germany and then transferring it piece by piece to Michael Rybovich & Sons Custom Boat Works in Palm Beach Gardens.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 9 July 2024
The task was to find the spiritual quiddity of God’s gifts in nature, piece by piece, and to assemble them into a divine whole.
—Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Lake Havasu contains parts of the historic — and allegedly haunted — London Bridge, which was transported through the Panama Canal piece by piece, according to GoLakeHavasu.com.
—Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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