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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
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Noun
  • Officers making contact with Hyatt noted an odor of intoxicants, staggering gait, confusion and illogical, untruthful responses to questions, according to the motion.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The comments section of the video was filled with stories of canine confusion and even panic.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Hulu has officially given a series order to Phony, a coming-of-age mystery comedy which sees the Friday Night Lights vet playing Ellen, a single mom to her teenage son Sonny (The White Lotus’ Sam Nivola).
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Directed by Susanne Bier, this fun mystery also stars Meghann Fahy (Sirens), Eve Hewson, Billy Howle, Sam Nivola, and Dakota Fanning.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Zero visibility strategy: In cases of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, initiate your hazard lights and locate a secure spot, such as a nearby business parking area, to pull over and come to a halt.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The clarity provided by such a statement can break through the fog of mistrust between Israelis and Palestinians and allow both to imagine a future worth striving for.
    Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At the river’s edge, a quarter-mile-long Mitsubishi factory was a mountainous tangle of steel.
    Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In contrast with the tangle of criminal cases which mostly stalled against Trump, Brazilian courts moved swiftly against Bolsonaro, threatening to end his political career and fracture his right-wing movement.
    Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025

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

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