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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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But for Hastings, there’s no change in his ownership stake, as he’s just moving pieces of his portfolio around.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet somewhere along the way, large pieces of ourselves went missing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"But at this time of the year there would be many pieces of revision that would be there for the pupils to access."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Roughly 2,500 pieces of ancient and newer art will be installed in the new 110,000-square-foot space stretching across Wilshire Boulevard and overlooking the nearby La Brea Tar Pits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s one of the few pieces of clothing that I picked for myself instead of inheriting from Celia.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.