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piece

[pees] / pis /
NOUN
part
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bit chunk example fragment hunk item lot portion quantity sample scrap section segment slice specimen
STRONG
allotment bite cut division dole end fraction gob half instance interest iota length lump member moiety morsel parcel percentage quota share shred
WEAK
smithereen
Antonyms
STRONGEST
entirety whole
NOUN
work of art, music, writing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
article bit item painting paper part photograph print sketch statue theme work
STRONG
arrangement composition creation discourse dissertation engraving exposition icon lines production song study thesis treatise treatment vignette
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
STRONG
destruction ruin
VERB
put together
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemble compose
STRONG
combine create fix join make mend patch repair restore unite
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disperse scatter
STRONG
break damage destroy divide hurt ruin separate

Example Sentences

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"The social media algorithms promote hate, disinformation and lies. Put a good piece of information out there and you will have no traction," she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

This insight reminds me of a Lenten devotional piece by Jesuit Rick Ganz, who discloses what motivates repentance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“We’ve been shipping in open seaways since the 1970s, so the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the piece that is changed this time,” Shipp said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

It all started when a geologist friend told her she could buy a small piece of a lunar meteorite called Bechar 003, so she did.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Sela reached into her bag and took out a small oval piece of hide, a strawberry in red and shades of pink just beginning to take shape.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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