as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
worked out the solution piece by piece
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Recent Examples of piece by piece
Using those rules, the AI cranks through sentences and takes them apart, piece by piece.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
After all, Trump and his billionaire handler Elon Musk were already shutting the government down permanently, piece by piece.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
In a nutshell, the creatives become the actors that Hand and Derrick Jr. explain things to, and the various departments bring them to life, piece by piece.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Since Christmas, once Medved figured out his rotations and Kyan Evans (15 points) found his stroke, everything started to click, piece by piece.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
After all, Trump and his billionaire handler Elon Musk were already shutting the government down permanently, piece by piece.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
In a nutshell, the creatives become the actors that Hand and Derrick Jr. explain things to, and the various departments bring them to life, piece by piece.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Since Christmas, once Medved figured out his rotations and Kyan Evans (15 points) found his stroke, everything started to click, piece by piece.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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