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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What that suggests is that El Niño is only one piece of the puzzle of high tide flooding in South Florida.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Whatever conclusions the Big Ten comes to this week will only be one piece of the puzzle.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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.
—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
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Whatever conclusions the Big Ten comes to this week will only be one piece of the puzzle.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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.
—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
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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 27 May. 2026.
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