mysteriously
adverb
mys·te·ri·ous·ly
mi-ˈstir-ē-əs-lē 
: in a mysterious manner : in a way that is difficult to explain or comprehend
documents that have mysteriously disappeared
smiling mysteriously
"I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen," observed Jo mysteriously.—
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His Benji is full of beans, often blurting out the wrong thing that somehow, mysteriously, ends up being the right thing.
—TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Shortly after, a horse is found mysteriously dripping blood across its face; Arlo ventures into the woods and returns, changed, speaking about the danger that lies ahead; a stranger in a gas mask spray-paints a blue line across town and offers warnings through cryptic messages on a whiteboard.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
The narrative arc of Ghosts follows a gentleman mysteriously endowed with supernatural abilities that frighten the residents of a phantom town.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The same summer the murders happened, Adam also mysteriously disappeared — a case that’s never been solved.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Shortly after, a horse is found mysteriously dripping blood across its face; Arlo ventures into the woods and returns, changed, speaking about the danger that lies ahead; a stranger in a gas mask spray-paints a blue line across town and offers warnings through cryptic messages on a whiteboard.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
The narrative arc of Ghosts follows a gentleman mysteriously endowed with supernatural abilities that frighten the residents of a phantom town.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The same summer the murders happened, Adam also mysteriously disappeared — a case that’s never been solved.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Mysteriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysteriously. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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