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.—
Louisa May Alcott
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An unusual theft is under investigation at one of western North Carolina’s oldest homes, after a trove of 1800s firearms mysteriously vanished.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
The Hondius was now in a different kind of storm—an ordeal reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with passengers mysteriously falling ill, health workers wearing hazmat suits, and governments imposing quarantines.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
However, UTe2 first loses its superconducting state at magnetic fields of roughly 10 Tesla (more than three times stronger than those used in most MRI scanners), only to mysteriously regain zero resistance again under vastly stronger magnetic fields between 40 and 70 Tesla.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
While on holiday at a Chilean seaside resort with his girlfriend Ingrid (Pascal), a fellow tourist vanishes mysteriously.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 4 May 2026
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
The Hondius was now in a different kind of storm—an ordeal reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with passengers mysteriously falling ill, health workers wearing hazmat suits, and governments imposing quarantines.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
However, UTe2 first loses its superconducting state at magnetic fields of roughly 10 Tesla (more than three times stronger than those used in most MRI scanners), only to mysteriously regain zero resistance again under vastly stronger magnetic fields between 40 and 70 Tesla.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
While on holiday at a Chilean seaside resort with his girlfriend Ingrid (Pascal), a fellow tourist vanishes mysteriously.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 4 May 2026
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“Mysteriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysteriously. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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