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Recent Examples of mystification Everett’s fiction frequently mystifies critics, who excuse their mystification by describing his work as confounding. Maya Binyam, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 Many have expressed excited mystification at 4batz’s seemingly quick success. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024 The feminine mystique has always been a mystification, and a useful one at that. Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2023 There’s a commentarial dimension to this image, about the marketing, in part through mystification, of contemporary health care. Holland Cotter, New York Times, 13 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for mystification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystification
Noun
  • However, since the start of 2025, there has been confusion among many in college mental health about how to comply with the intentions of the federal government.
    Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The bill would directly conflict with federal law, opening the door for homeowners to face confusion regarding what is permitted.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • All the Europeans trying to get into WWE was such a mystery about it.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But for 130 years, the location of the infamous roots was a mystery.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On Friday at 12:37 a.m. the NWS Blacksburg VA released a dense fog advisory in effect until 8 a.m.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In Warfare, the fog of war is both a literal and spiritual fact.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Soon enough, this tangle of typical teenage troubles butts up against a sinister alternate universe, the Upside Down.
    Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The rubber brushes prevent tangles making long term clean up even easier.
    Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Mystification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystification. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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