mysteries

noun

plural of mystery
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 Why did mysteries and thrillers die back in the late 20th and early 21st centuries? — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 Readers can’t seem to get enough of thrillers and mysteries, and there’s no shortage of writers eager to deliver them. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 5 July 2026 These dots are just one of the thrilling mysteries that have emerged from JWST’s observations of the early universe. — Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026 As for one of the franchise's other biggest mysteries — how the characters reproduce — Coffin has a simple answer. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Seeking a fresh start, Ellie moves into a house on Delaney Row hoping to leave her troubled past behind, only to discover that her new home is steeped in dark secrets and unsettling mysteries. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's Short Wave podcast. — Will Stone, NPR, 8 July 2026 Many aspects of the physics underlying GRBs remain enigmatic—but Rubin’s potential for discovering entirely new types of transients could soon offer astronomers a wealth of additional cosmic mysteries to solve. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026 However, even though the JWST has been able to use its MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) and NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) to study Centaurus A like never before, there are still mysteries to be solved about this structure. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mysteries
  1. enigmas
  2. puzzles
  3. secrets
  4. riddles
  5. problems
Noun
  • In 2024, now grown and with her adoptive father’s approval, the young woman sets off with a wealthy merchant to piece together the historical enigmas surrounding the ancient Sumpa kingdom.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of enigmas
Noun
  • Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • To test that, the final group completed cognitively demanding games such as mazes and shape puzzles called tangrams that contained no academic content.
    — Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Definition of puzzles
Noun
  • Residents are strictly governed by regulations and believe the outside world is toxic, but the protagonist, an engineer named Juliette Nichols, begins to uncover secrets about the Silo’s history and the truth behind their world.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Seeking a fresh start, Ellie moves into a house on Delaney Row hoping to leave her troubled past behind, only to discover that her new home is steeped in dark secrets and unsettling mysteries.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of secrets
Noun
  • This Father's Day, break out these silly (and slightly cringe-y) one-liners, puns, riddles, and jokes.
    — Jamie Fischer, Parents, 20 June 2026
  • The machine’s repertoire included answers to 12 riddles, passages from books, and laughing, crying and kissing sounds, as well as arias sung in both male and female voices—all feats that Edison’s phonograph would one day be able to accomplish by recording and playing back the human voice.
    — Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
Definition of riddles
Noun
  • Pyrotechnics set off at home are even more likely to trigger cardiovascular problems, the American Lung Assn.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Some people have to remove bird feeders during the summer because of problems with bears, raccoons, and other wild animals.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Definition of problems

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