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
The fate of those emergency workers would also remain a mystery for over a week until rescue teams were allowed into the area.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Unlike Scheffler, Augusta National has been a mystery for him.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
Brooke Shields is set to star in and executive produce Allie & Andi, a six-episode murder mystery series from Robin Bernheim (Star Trek: Voyager) at AMC Networks‘ Acorn TV.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
And one consequence of that would seem to be the dissolution of mystery, to some degree.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Unlike Scheffler, Augusta National has been a mystery for him.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
Brooke Shields is set to star in and executive produce Allie & Andi, a six-episode murder mystery series from Robin Bernheim (Star Trek: Voyager) at AMC Networks‘ Acorn TV.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
And one consequence of that would seem to be the dissolution of mystery, to some degree.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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