1
as in magic
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
the notion that a cat has nine lives is based upon the belief that nine is a mystic number
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as in mysterious
being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain
the belief that there are mystic forces at work here
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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
mystic prophesies that are never understood until it is too late
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Recent Examples of mystic
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Maybe investors know something that the administration’s oddball collection of economic ideologues and mystics don’t understand.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
There is a mystic register to this faithful wanting, religious or otherwise.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
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Adjective
Perhaps the mystics and statistics were waiting for the right moment.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Maybe investors know something that the administration’s oddball collection of economic ideologues and mystics don’t understand.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
The round shape and clear sides let the punch’s pumpkin orange hue shine, creating a mystic effect—especially when surrounded by a bit of dry ice mist.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
There is a mystic register to this faithful wanting, religious or otherwise.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystic
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The magic keyboard folio turns your iPad into a fully functioning laptop and detaches and attaches with a simple click.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Mist as thick as liquid nitrogen at a magic show appeared to move upward from its base, but what struck me most was the density of the greenery.—
Becky Cooper,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
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That would be the mysterious Dao Ming (Shang-Chi‘s Fala Chen), a casino employee with secrets of her own.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
19 Aug. 2025
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Struggling to keep up with his fast-rising debts, he is offered a lifeline by the mysterious Dao Ming (Fala Chen), a casino employee with secrets of her own.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Whether the death was self-inflicted or by accident is ambiguous.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision eliminated Chevron deference, sharply curtailing agencies’ ability to interpret ambiguous laws.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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And this desire for control, for some method to be brought to bear on the sinister uncertainty of life, explains also my susceptibility to oracles like the Yijing.—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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They are marketed by the media as oracles of economic truth.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The strong, small-town setting increases the feeling of being in a magical bubble.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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But the truth is, the Hollywood industry is crazy, magical, surreal and cutthroat.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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However, it was discovered earlier this week that a recent, almost silent, filing with the SEC suggests their next frontier is something far more cryptic.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Since Parsons, who is seeking a lucrative new contract, asked for a trade this month, Jones has regularly held media briefings during the team's preseason practices and offered cryptic updates.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 Aug. 2025
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Sydney Sweeney’s new dark crime comedy Americana is new in theaters this weekend.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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One look at his lone, dark face in his Brighton High class picture tells you.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Then again, not even the famed French astrologer and reputed seer of the 16th Century was all that, based on skepticism.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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The seer was Wernher von Braun, a German engineer and an inspiration for Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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“Mystic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystic. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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