piece of the puzzle
noun phrase
: part of the solution to a question or problem
Researchers are close to finding a solution, but they haven't found the final pieces of the puzzle.
The restaurant is trying to attract more customers, and the new menu is an important piece of the puzzle.
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Without every piece of the puzzle, the final malware payload cannot be decrypted correctly.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Either way, Bellinger's contractual value is going to be a huge piece of the puzzle for the Yankees this winter.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The final piece of the puzzle comes from the Relative Strength Index (RSI).
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Missing power, uncertain payoffs — One missing piece of the puzzle is how OpenAI will power all of these chips.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Either way, Bellinger's contractual value is going to be a huge piece of the puzzle for the Yankees this winter.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The final piece of the puzzle comes from the Relative Strength Index (RSI).
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Missing power, uncertain payoffs — One missing piece of the puzzle is how OpenAI will power all of these chips.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for piece of the puzzle
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“Piece of the puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20of%20the%20puzzle. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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