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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Yet certain fundamental questions about the Fourier transform have remained stubbornly, and mysteriously, unanswerable.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Slowikowska employs the rookie host to retrieve her pen that mysteriously has become perched atop a camera.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
Then, a few hours later, the photos mysteriously disappeared, and questions immediately began to percolate, Froelich said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
With roughly three minutes left in the game, the ESPN+ feed mysteriously cut out for many subscribers (though, strangely, not all of them).
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Slowikowska employs the rookie host to retrieve her pen that mysteriously has become perched atop a camera.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
Then, a few hours later, the photos mysteriously disappeared, and questions immediately began to percolate, Froelich said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
With roughly three minutes left in the game, the ESPN+ feed mysteriously cut out for many subscribers (though, strangely, not all of them).
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Mysteriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysteriously. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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