pieces (together)

verb

present tense third-person singular of piece (together)
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as in compounds

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as in figures out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pieces (together)
  1. compounds
  2. figures out
  3. constructs
  4. works out
  5. builds
  6. solves
  7. assembles
  8. works
Verb
  • The point is to be honest about the aspects of your business that are genuinely hard to replicate, and to invest in whatever compounds that advantage.
    — Gina Mastantuono, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Inflation creeping higher The extreme heat compounds an expensive summer for Europe, where the war has already pushed up energy costs.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of compounds
Verb
  • Those things matter, but great corporate videography starts earlier, in the pre-phase, the exploratory phase, when the production team figures out what the client is really trying to accomplish.
    — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Deborah arrives for her freshman year at her parents' HBCU alma mater and figures out how to escape their shadow while also building her own legacy.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of figures out
Verb
  • Before conscious reasoning has a chance to engage, the brain often constructs an elaborate threat narrative.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • However, environmental and geopolitical concerns remain high as China constructs a massive 60-gigawatt dam downstream in Medog County.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of constructs
Verb
  • Patrick Swindle, CoreCivic's President and CEO, told investors on an earnings call that that works out to an average rate of $307,000 per bed.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Spread across 339 nodes, the $242,624 paid since December works out at roughly $715 each.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of works out
Verb
  • As populist pushback builds against the AI industry and data centers that power it, Republicans who have cheered the AI boom are scrambling to find a new identity as middle-ground pragmatists.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • These future Windows 11 features are already available in Insider builds.
    — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of builds
Verb
  • This is not a rebrand of Operations Research, which solves defined problems.
    — Carsten Polenz, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • What is far harder to replicate is a workforce that absorbs new tools quickly, solves problems unprompted and keeps improving after training ends.
    — Ayush Gupta, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of solves
Verb
  • The Progress center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembles
Verb
  • The spa is intimate rather than sprawling, but the combination of treatments, nail bar, gym, and quiet pool deck works well for a restorative stay.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Nina Smith, a former Buttigieg adviser who now works closely with progressive causes, disagreed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of works
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