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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In the cover image by the late Native American painter Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Coyote holds his paws over his face, one eye peeking mysteriously out.
—Mona Gable, Outside, 9 Nov. 2025
Pike played Amy Elliott Dunne opposite Ben Affleck’s Nick in director David Fincher's film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s 2012 novel about a wife who mysteriously disappears.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
After Juneid and Zainab’s deaths, the children who had mysteriously vanished begin to reappear in the very same places where they were last seen—unharmed, as if awakening from a long dream.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
Among the recurrent themes are suicide, mysteriously intractable sorrow, and failed attempts at familial and romantic connection.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Mona Gable, Outside, 9 Nov. 2025
Pike played Amy Elliott Dunne opposite Ben Affleck’s Nick in director David Fincher's film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s 2012 novel about a wife who mysteriously disappears.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
After Juneid and Zainab’s deaths, the children who had mysteriously vanished begin to reappear in the very same places where they were last seen—unharmed, as if awakening from a long dream.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
Among the recurrent themes are suicide, mysteriously intractable sorrow, and failed attempts at familial and romantic connection.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Mysteriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysteriously. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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