as in mysteries
something hard to understand or explain
how Thomas Jefferson could be both a slaveholder and a champion of liberty remains an enigma
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Recent Examples of enigmas
Over time, the fate of the footage has become one of the biggest enigmas in Hollywood history.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Unexplained aerial phenomena, commonly branded as UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and more recently as UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), remain one of history’s most enduring enigmas.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
These cosmic enigmas defy our everyday understanding of space and time, swallowing light and matter and pushing the laws of physics to the extreme.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Richarlison is one of the Premier League’s most exciting enigmas.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Unexplained aerial phenomena, commonly branded as UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and more recently as UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), remain one of history’s most enduring enigmas.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
These cosmic enigmas defy our everyday understanding of space and time, swallowing light and matter and pushing the laws of physics to the extreme.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Richarlison is one of the Premier League’s most exciting enigmas.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enigmas
mysteries
Noun
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But she's also got her own mysteries to solve.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
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The planet’s extreme inhospitality is at the heart of one of the most beguiling mysteries in planetary science.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Enigmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enigmas. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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