as in enigmas
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 mysteries
Although these practical applications are still on the horizon, the study highlights how physics can explore the natural world to solve long-standing mysteries.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
The Hallmark Channel series is traveling back to 1920s Port Haven during its upcoming fourth and final season, as mysteries are unearthed and lingering questions about the past find a way to haunt the present-day Landry clan.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Trump is hardly the first president drawn to UFO mysteries.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Trump is hardly the first president drawn to UFO mysteries.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2026
The pair combine their talents to unravel crime mysteries, confounding and surprising one another along the way, in classic odd couple style.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
These are some of life’s great mysteries.
—Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Balls and strikes are simple, at least compared to the mysteries of goalie interference.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
For Orpheus Ocean, the hope is that the mysteries hidden beneath the sea will not stay hidden forever.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
The Hallmark Channel series is traveling back to 1920s Port Haven during its upcoming fourth and final season, as mysteries are unearthed and lingering questions about the past find a way to haunt the present-day Landry clan.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Trump is hardly the first president drawn to UFO mysteries.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Trump is hardly the first president drawn to UFO mysteries.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2026
The pair combine their talents to unravel crime mysteries, confounding and surprising one another along the way, in classic odd couple style.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
These are some of life’s great mysteries.
—Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Balls and strikes are simple, at least compared to the mysteries of goalie interference.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
For Orpheus Ocean, the hope is that the mysteries hidden beneath the sea will not stay hidden forever.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mysteries
Noun
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Bob Gray is one of the big enigmas in the book that are intentionally put there to create tension and are never solved.—
Scott Huver,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Toss in plenty of brutal murders, bizarre prophecies, time-bending enigmas, and haunting hallucinations — all seemingly tied to Lucy’s mysterious meetings with the Hannibal Lecter-like Gideon Shepherd (Peter Capaldi) — and this one's well worth losing six hours of sleep over.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Apple works at this vertiginous juncture where Emily Dickinson goes rumbling into Etta James and, lately, Beyoncé; where Nico solves puzzles with Randy Newman, Kurt Weill, Nina Simone and the Beatles.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The people running the computers won’t release their secrets about how teams are really ranked.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Years later, the teenaged Daughter lets in a woman from the outside, which causes chaos in their relationship and reveals some unpleasant secrets.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
Noun
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How imagination works, how influence unfolds, how history rhymes — these remain riddles.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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For now, Anteotokounmpo, 31, remains coy, his words wrapped in riddles and his intentions couched in caveats, even as ESPN continues to report that a trade (somewhere) is viewed as inevitable and even as the two-time MVP insists that a trade is not his decision.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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Orlando’s defense caused problems early for Detroit when the Magic forced seven turnovers in the opening four minutes and jumped out to a 19-7 lead.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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In severe pain, Connecticut resident Tenaya Taylor sought treatment for dental problems a few years ago.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Mysteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mysteries. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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