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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After all this tinkering, when Wilson fit the last piece of the puzzle in place, the effect was intoxicating.
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Elias Leight, Billboard, 18 June 2025
Despite its crucial role in Iran’s nuclear program, Albright believes Fordow is just another piece of the puzzle.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
This study adds another piece of the puzzle of pig domestication and how parasitic diseases may have been spread in these early human communities.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
The findings from our survey suggest that while partisanship, ideology and religiosity all play key roles in explaining the popularity of these policies, a missing piece of the puzzle is authoritarianism.
—Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
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Elias Leight, Billboard, 18 June 2025
Despite its crucial role in Iran’s nuclear program, Albright believes Fordow is just another piece of the puzzle.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
This study adds another piece of the puzzle of pig domestication and how parasitic diseases may have been spread in these early human communities.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
The findings from our survey suggest that while partisanship, ideology and religiosity all play key roles in explaining the popularity of these policies, a missing piece of the puzzle is authoritarianism.
—Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 11 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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