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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The final piece of the puzzle is combined with testing showing that a mysterious splotch of red goo on a windowsill in the PT’s treatment room is the fake blood from the workshop.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
But the spectacle is also a piece of the puzzle.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The final piece of the puzzle is the Relative Strength Index (RSI), which measures the speed and magnitude of price movements.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
Diet is only one piece of the puzzle, though.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Dec. 2025
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
But the spectacle is also a piece of the puzzle.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The final piece of the puzzle is the Relative Strength Index (RSI), which measures the speed and magnitude of price movements.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
Diet is only one piece of the puzzle, though.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Dec. 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 24 Dec. 2025.
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