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pieces

[pees-siz] / ˈpis sɪz /
NOUN
debris
Synonyms
STRONGEST
detritus junk remains rubbish rubble trash wreck wreckage
STRONG
bits crap dregs dross fragments garbage offal refuse riffraff ruins
Antonyms
STRONGEST
belongings possessions
NOUN
trash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
debris droppings junk litter residue rubbish rubble sediment waste
STRONG
dregs dross excess filth fragments leavings oddments offal refuse rummage scourings scrap scraps scum shavings sweepings
WEAK
odds and ends
Antonyms
STRONGEST
possessions
WEAK
assets valuables

Example Sentences

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Objects placed alongside the dead, including stone tools, animal bones, and pieces of ochre, may also hint at early beliefs about an afterlife.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

If I’m lucky, the book will be a bestseller and I can say I was right to save those thousands of pieces of paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Online chats and payments, as well as calendar entries, are reportedly among pieces of evidence prosecutors intend to use.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Some pieces, including his Coachella astronaut, mountain lion and turtle, are now listed for thousands in online forums and on eBay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Happy memories of better, easier times with Dad come at me in pieces, but the last thing he said to me erases it all.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam