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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Beyond Capacitors: The Broader Technology Imperative Capacitor films are just one piece of the puzzle.
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Michael Ponting, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
With the group thriving in AEW, Alexander, who was released from WWE, seemed like the logical final piece of the puzzle.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Music was the last piece of the puzzle to go into the scene.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 June 2025
Despite these changes, a major missing piece of the puzzle advocates believe is essential to addressing youth violence in the state’s largest city is the continued lack of a local detention center.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Michael Ponting, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
With the group thriving in AEW, Alexander, who was released from WWE, seemed like the logical final piece of the puzzle.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Music was the last piece of the puzzle to go into the scene.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 June 2025
Despite these changes, a major missing piece of the puzzle advocates believe is essential to addressing youth violence in the state’s largest city is the continued lack of a local detention center.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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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 19 Aug. 2025.
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