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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Quenneville was the next huge piece of the puzzle, and the three-time Stanley Cup winner as a head coach has guided the Ducks to a first-round postseason upset.
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Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Surface is the third piece of the puzzle, though those descriptions are a little easier to grasp.
—Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Thursday is their best chance to do something about it, though the Wolves know that advantage is only one piece of the puzzle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Though her personal experience was the final piece of the puzzle for her book, Kerrigan says so much of Let's F*cking Date is built from the thousands of conversations she's had with friends and followers over the last 32 years.
—Staff Author Updated, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Surface is the third piece of the puzzle, though those descriptions are a little easier to grasp.
—Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Thursday is their best chance to do something about it, though the Wolves know that advantage is only one piece of the puzzle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Though her personal experience was the final piece of the puzzle for her book, Kerrigan says so much of Let's F*cking Date is built from the thousands of conversations she's had with friends and followers over the last 32 years.
—Staff Author Updated, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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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 16 May. 2026.
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