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
Authorities hope the public can help solve the mystery after genetic technology recently identified remains found by hunters in Georgia woods in 1986 as the Charlotte resident.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2025
Well that's one Tortured Poets Department mystery solved.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The Jewish couple fled Vienna in 1938 to Monaco, just before World War II, but the painting’s whereabouts until 2023 remained a mystery.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
After consuming the flame, Anna gains extraordinary dance abilities and begins unraveling the mystery behind her friend’s death.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2025
Well that's one Tortured Poets Department mystery solved.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The Jewish couple fled Vienna in 1938 to Monaco, just before World War II, but the painting’s whereabouts until 2023 remained a mystery.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
After consuming the flame, Anna gains extraordinary dance abilities and begins unraveling the mystery behind her friend’s death.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystery
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That’s a good get, considering its central enigma — which throws in everything from conspiracy theorists to police corruption into the knotty mix — remains open-ended.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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The 41-year-old enigma might be the most polarizing player in the NFL.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
15 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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The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The riddle that haunts every memoirist has particularly high stakes for her.—
Leslie Camhi,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025
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Naturally, the players then do their best to interrupt the riddle, with Eva Erickson holding out hope that a game of musical chairs could be in the cards.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The space has a modernist design with simple white, gray and beige finishes and a living room conversation pit, perfect for exchanging juicy secrets.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Mummies reveal secrets of the Sahara’s past Scientists have recovered the first complete genomes of two female mummies buried in the Sahara Desert about 7,000 years ago.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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The problem instead is that the gap between research and classroom practice remains as wide as ever.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Mystery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystery. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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