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
Also recurring on the twisty, soapy mystery series from Good Girls‘ Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs are Saamer Usmani (Three Body Problem), Josh Ventura (Till) and Nora Zehetner (Grey’s Anatomy).
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Still, one key aspect of an event tied to that day remains a mystery: the identity of the person who planted two pipe bombs on Capitol Hill the night before the riot.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
This discovery not only broadens our understanding of where Neanderthals lived but also deepens the mystery of their cultural and behavioral complexity.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
More:As mystery of Escanaba paper mill's blastomycosis outbreak deepens, its victims try to heal
Pulmonary illness is the most common form, the CDC said, ranging from mild symptoms to severe, potentially fatal pneumonia.
—Dan Basso, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Still, one key aspect of an event tied to that day remains a mystery: the identity of the person who planted two pipe bombs on Capitol Hill the night before the riot.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
This discovery not only broadens our understanding of where Neanderthals lived but also deepens the mystery of their cultural and behavioral complexity.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
More:As mystery of Escanaba paper mill's blastomycosis outbreak deepens, its victims try to heal
Pulmonary illness is the most common form, the CDC said, ranging from mild symptoms to severe, potentially fatal pneumonia.
—Dan Basso, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystery
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And my feeling was to just refuse to acknowledge this kind of enigma stuff.Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
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And now, people can also dive into this fantastic effort from the Atlanta enigma.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Big thanks to Rylan for helping get this puzzle started!Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Literary folks will recognize this as one of the riddles from Bilbo and Gollum’s famous exchange.Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Khaled Abdullah/Reuters The resulting riddle of what to do is feeding an internal debate here: continue to hit long-range targets in Yemen or strike Iran, though it is considered to have only limited sway over the upstart Houthis, who revel in their ability to do harm both to Israel and the world.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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Apologies if someone was expecting the secret to life kind of response.Billee Howard, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Conversing with them and sharing secrets will unite and bond you, cementing the relationship.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Kadiri says the solution to these problems is technology, which a variety of startups in Nigeria are championing.Ari Daniel, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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Houston, seeded No. 4, had zero problem eliminating the Chargers with a second-half blitz that L.A. saw coming, but still couldn’t combat.Jay Paris, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Mystery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystery. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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