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as in fragment
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
a piece of stone fell from the crumbling wall
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as in composition
a literary, musical, or artistic production
presented a new interpretation of the piece by Mozart
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as in firearm
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
carrying a piece under his coat
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as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
believes his piece of the profits should be higher
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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
you might want to piece together a quilt from those odd patches of cloth
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Recent Examples of piece
The Hive, 14 July 2017
Alan Jacobs, a professor at Baylor University, has written eloquently about that last piece.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
Abderrahim Ouarghidi, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Whether it can be repaired, and whether a deal to provide the United States revenue from Ukrainian minerals that was the ostensible reason for the visit can be pieced back together, remains to be seen.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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The public offers a piece of its mind Mic's Celeste Katz discloses that Trump's controversial voter fraud panel won't let the public speak at its first meeting on July 19 but did solicit emails.
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Middle East to American South After piecing it all together, our research suggests that collards arrived in Morocco from Iraq and Oman with early Kharijite Muslim traders in the eighth century.
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In addition to the atlatl, the archaeologists also found a fragment of a boomerang, long wooden tips that might have been used to deliver poison to prey, and wooden darts and stone tips.—
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The fragments revealed are so frustrating that anyone needing real medical attention should probably steer clear of Maguire.—
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The ratio of member composition of the acts entered in MAJ is highest for groups (37%), followed by bands (27%) and solo artists (26%).—
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The use of ostrich and alligator leather straps in muted grey tones helps ground the otherwise eye-catching compositions.—
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Brownlee was arrested shortly after the May 21 robbery and police seized items used in the robberies and two firearms, including the one Brownlee purchased to rob the jewelry store, officials said.—
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Local residents are encouraged to bring in excess firearms, which will be purchased for $100, no questions asked, organizers said.—
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Mary, Chrissy, Kamilla, Kyle, David, Star, and Sai (who got the advantage fast pass to the individual portion of the contest) then advanced to round two.—
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ByteDance originally faced a Jan. 19 deadline to sell TikTok, but Trump signed an executive order instructing the attorney general to not enforce the law, granting the company 75 more days to unload the U.S. portion of its business.—
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Amid growing economic anxieties at home and abroad, Trump this week downplayed the scale of the tariff rates in store for other nations ‒ a noticeable change in his tone after building the tariffs up for weeks.—
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The old building at 612 E. 34th St. was built more than 100 years ago, first as a grocery store, then a few other businesses.—
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Because one commissioner is chomping at the bit to raise the current 25-foot building height limit there.—
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That's a lot of money up front for a little bit of oil.—
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After the equivalent of four days of work, the stadium was ready for the new tenant.—
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On the topic of remote work, Newsom also gave another reason for his decision: Technology and social media have made individuals more isolated from each other.—
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Tacopina is currently in the spotlight after representing A$AP Rocky in his recent gun assault trial against A$AP Relli, securing the win for the Harlem rapper who faced two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.—
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The Sheriff’s Office held its first gun buyback event in August 2023 at this same location, where residents turned in 150 firearms.—
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“Piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piece. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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