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
In addition, Lind played the young version of Amanda Clarke (Emily VanCamp) in a recurring role on the ABC mystery thriller Revenge from 2011-2015, and the recurring role of Ariel on the CBS medical drama Code Black from 2015-2018.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The series flashes between the two summers, as Cadence tries to solve the mystery of her amnesia and what has happened with her family’s various characters.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
With the entire dataset open to the public, the team hopes the fresh eyes, as well as graduate and undergraduate astronomers, will uncover something new and unlock clues about cosmic mysteries like dark matter and the physics of the early universe.
—Jay Kakade
june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
But two new studies — which researchers say are among the biggest paleoanthropology papers of the year — detail how scientists were able to extract genetic material from the fossil and help unravel this biological mystery.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The series flashes between the two summers, as Cadence tries to solve the mystery of her amnesia and what has happened with her family’s various characters.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
With the entire dataset open to the public, the team hopes the fresh eyes, as well as graduate and undergraduate astronomers, will uncover something new and unlock clues about cosmic mysteries like dark matter and the physics of the early universe.
—Jay Kakade
june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
But two new studies — which researchers say are among the biggest paleoanthropology papers of the year — detail how scientists were able to extract genetic material from the fossil and help unravel this biological mystery.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystery
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But to understand the album is to understand the man — or more precisely, the enigma of the man.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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The usual first response to the exasperating enigma is that size might make the difference.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Dogs can benefit from puzzle feeders, like toys from Outward Hound or Kong, or DIY versions.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle?—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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An exhaustive in-depth investigation by The Post — okay, fine, a few conversations with staffers in Utah’s program — didn’t reveal any concrete answers to this particular riddle.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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One of the Milwaukee Bucks’ many offseason riddles centers on The Mayor himself—Bobby Portis.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Years later there is an update with the case that forces Azi to contend with her biggest secret.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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See the finds in Greece Off the coast of Greece, the Antikythera shipwreck continues to reveal its secrets, with recent excavations uncovering ancient sculptures and pottery.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Cassidy was released from Thorn Cross on June 11, and a day later, his father, Tommy, died following heart problems.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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In the following years, the early flood warning system that Eastland advocated for – and was once considered state-of-the-art – started to suffer problems.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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“Mystery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystery. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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