jigsaw puzzle
noun
: a puzzle consisting of small irregularly cut pieces that are to be fitted together to form a picture
also
: something suggesting a jigsaw puzzle
Examples of jigsaw puzzle in a Sentence
We spent many nights working on a jigsaw puzzle of Mount Everest.
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Seldom settling for straightforward linearity or conventional structure, the group arranged sophisticated polyrhythms into the aural equivalent of jigsaw puzzles, and juggled scales and time signatures with profound dexterity.
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
The second is perhaps one of the major missing pieces in the jigsaw puzzle: public education.
—Bob Goodson, Fortune Europe, 16 Oct. 2024
This complex jigsaw puzzle, called the winner determination problem, is unfortunately in a class of mathematical problems called NP-hard.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In addition, metro Atlanta's jigsaw puzzle of counties and cities can trip up efforts to address sprawling complex problems like the lack of economic mobility.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
The second is perhaps one of the major missing pieces in the jigsaw puzzle: public education.
—Bob Goodson, Fortune Europe, 16 Oct. 2024
This complex jigsaw puzzle, called the winner determination problem, is unfortunately in a class of mathematical problems called NP-hard.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In addition, metro Atlanta's jigsaw puzzle of counties and cities can trip up efforts to address sprawling complex problems like the lack of economic mobility.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Jigsaw puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jigsaw%20puzzle. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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