Dictionary

of a piece with en · X

Meanings

1. (dated, uncommon) Consistent with.
   • Ian Bogost, a game designer, media professor and author of Play Anything, agrees: “There is no question in my mind that the eat-or-be-eaten, winner-take-all mentality of contemporary life is of a piece with the battle-royale genre,” he says. 2018 July 16, Steven Poole, quoting Ian Bogost, “From Fortnite to Love Island: how the ‘fight to the death’ defines our times”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • People, he [House Speaker Mike Johnson] said without a touch of irony, “who don’t want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic.” And all of this is of a piece with the recent declaration by the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, that “the Democrat Party’s main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens and violent criminals.” 2025 October 18, Jamelle Bouie, “The No Kings Protests Prove Trump’s Vulnerability”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2025:
   • Mr. Trump’s surreal endeavor to conquer Greenland is of a piece with his general hostility to Europe. 2026 January 9, James Kirchick, “Greenland Is Only the Beginning. Trump Has His Sights Set on Europe.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

Relateds

of a piece