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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Drbul said the final piece of the puzzle centers on investment in new local capabilities.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
The biggest piece of the puzzle still missing is the offensive coordinator.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Reptiles, which are cold-blooded and evolutionarily older, remained a missing piece of the puzzle.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
Jared Goldberg, a research fellow at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics, believes the new observations are an important piece of the puzzle in understanding what causes Betelgeuse’s six-year variability.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
The biggest piece of the puzzle still missing is the offensive coordinator.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Reptiles, which are cold-blooded and evolutionarily older, remained a missing piece of the puzzle.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
Jared Goldberg, a research fellow at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics, believes the new observations are an important piece of the puzzle in understanding what causes Betelgeuse’s six-year variability.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2026.
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