1
as in confusions
a state of mental uncertainty
her explanation did little to relieve his puzzlement
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2
as in mysteries
something hard to understand or explain
the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there
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Noun
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There are some mysteries we’ll only get answered after death.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025 -
All of these mysteries make TOI-4507 b ripe for follow-up studies.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Over time, the fate of the footage has become one of the biggest enigmas in Hollywood history.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unexplained aerial phenomena, commonly branded as UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and more recently as UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), remain one of history’s most enduring enigmas.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are piles of rubble and tangles of cable.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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When that happens, the neuronal structure that tau supports can destabilize in ways that contribute to the formation of tangles.—
Robert Martone,
Scientific American,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Puzzlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzlements. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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