as in enigma
something hard to understand or explain
why my sister married that guy is still a mystery to my parents
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Recent Examples of mystery
Here are seven mysteries to ponder.
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Sidney Stevens, Treehugger, 14 Mar. 2025
Neon, the indie distributor of the moment, is out with mystery-thriller The Actor, André Holland’s third leading role this year after Sundance-premiering Love, Brooklyn by Rachael Abigail Holder, which Holland also produced, and The Dutchman, by Andre Gaines, which just debuted at SXSW.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
What the inside of the human printer looks like remains a mystery for most of the film until a nightmare sequence at the very end when Ylfa (Toni Collette) is watching Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo) being printed.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Locked in a stellar dance To solve the Milky Way mystery, de Ruiter devised a method to identify radio pulses lasting seconds to minutes within the archives of the Low-Frequency Array telescope, or LOFAR, a network of radio telescopes throughout Europe.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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Sidney Stevens, Treehugger, 14 Mar. 2025
Neon, the indie distributor of the moment, is out with mystery-thriller The Actor, André Holland’s third leading role this year after Sundance-premiering Love, Brooklyn by Rachael Abigail Holder, which Holland also produced, and The Dutchman, by Andre Gaines, which just debuted at SXSW.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
What the inside of the human printer looks like remains a mystery for most of the film until a nightmare sequence at the very end when Ylfa (Toni Collette) is watching Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo) being printed.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Locked in a stellar dance To solve the Milky Way mystery, de Ruiter devised a method to identify radio pulses lasting seconds to minutes within the archives of the Low-Frequency Array telescope, or LOFAR, a network of radio telescopes throughout Europe.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystery
Noun
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The Kansas City Royals are a bit of an enigma right now.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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Piper and Timothy go through transformative experiences over the season, but Saxon, Lochlan, and Victoria remain enigmas to each other and the viewer.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Yet the organization that cracks this puzzle, delivering a holistic, user-friendly experience at scale, could seize a massive share of the consumer finance market.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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While there is a great deal of simulcasting, the use of technology is more rooted here in pre-recorded material, helping solve the logistical puzzle of having Snook play all the roles.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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There are still 156 games left, and they’ll be packed with all sorts of answers, riddles, misdirection and lies.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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John experiences the world as a series of patterns to be sorted and riddles to be solved.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Sheet mulching with cardboard is the secret to fewer weeds and fuss-free plant-bed prep.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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This model continuously maps app-to-app connections, secrets usage, identity behavior, and data flow patterns to surface risks with the full context needed for timely action.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Another problem: The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to hear its challenge of a rule that prevents a president from firing independent agency board members without cause.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Irving with Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively, Daniel Gafford along with Klay Thompson and P.J. Washington - that’s a team that would have been a problem.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Mystery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystery. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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