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as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
the new information did little to ease our mystification
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as in mystery
something hard to understand or explain
an event that is one of the great mystifications in all of maritime history
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Recent Examples of mystification
Clark thinks part of the problem is the mystification of what happens inside the political arena.
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Samuel J. Robinson,
Detroit Free Press,
7 Oct. 2024
Industrial capitalism found its artistic disclosures and mystifications in realism.
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Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
Everett’s fiction frequently mystifies critics, who excuse their mystification by describing his work as confounding.
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Maya Binyam,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2024
Many have expressed excited mystification at 4batz’s seemingly quick success.
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Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for mystification
Samuel J. Robinson,
Detroit Free Press,
7 Oct. 2024
Industrial capitalism found its artistic disclosures and mystifications in realism.
—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
Everett’s fiction frequently mystifies critics, who excuse their mystification by describing his work as confounding.
—
Maya Binyam,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2024
Many have expressed excited mystification at 4batz’s seemingly quick success.
—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for mystification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystification
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Mercury stations retrograde in Cancer in your 11th House of Friends and Community, bringing old invitations, group-chat confusion, or unclear expectations back into focus.
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In it, the author described a culture of confusion, stress, and incompetence, as contractors competed for work to be completed under near-impossible deadlines.
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The aesthetic details of what will happen beyond the loading docks have been shrouded in mystery.
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Now, the historical society hopes community members hold the final missing pieces to the mystery.
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When Ian Happ made the final out of the frame, the umpires convened and called a delay, a rare stoppage because of the fog-shrouded Wrigley Field.
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Dense fog shrouded the Golden Gate Bridge and masked the city's fireworks display.
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They’re immediately pulled into a tangle of police reports, hospital notifications, insurance calls, and legal questions that can feel impossible to sort through while grieving.
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Richie Laryea for Canada burst into the box in a good position but was brought to ground amid a tangle of legs with South Africa’s Khuliso Mudau.
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“Mystification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystification. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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