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
Whether that will translate into more playing time is a mystery.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Like the book, the show wastes no time establishing the mystery surrounding Cadence's accident before back-tracking and introducing viewers to the family of ... suspects?
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Solve the mystery and you’ll be ushered into a dark hallway with replicas of the artifacts Goldberg kept from his victims, all the way back to Guinevere Beck in Season 1.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
But for 130 years, the location of the infamous roots was a mystery.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Like the book, the show wastes no time establishing the mystery surrounding Cadence's accident before back-tracking and introducing viewers to the family of ... suspects?
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Solve the mystery and you’ll be ushered into a dark hallway with replicas of the artifacts Goldberg kept from his victims, all the way back to Guinevere Beck in Season 1.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
But for 130 years, the location of the infamous roots was a mystery.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mystery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystery
Noun
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The Dodge Demon is a bit of an enigma, with most modern muscle cars not nearly as extreme in their quest for straight line acceleration.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Pool/Getty Images Europe Though the modern era has expanded humanity's knowledge in many ways, the papal conclave remains an enigma.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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Comments Packing for a warm-weather trip sounds simple in theory, but building outfits that are stylish, comfortable, and versatile enough for travel days can feel like a puzzle.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2025
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Inside, discover the latest book releases and puzzles, hang out with kids or join their book club.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Apr. 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
Noun
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Ariana Grande is spilling all the secrets from her Brighter Days Ahead short film.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
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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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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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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“Mystery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystery. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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