puzzlements

plural of puzzlement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for puzzlements
Noun
  • For nearly five decades, NASA's twin Voyager probes have plumbed the cosmos in search of answers to some of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries about our solar system and its place in the wider universe.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While researchers will continue to study the Galilean moons with Juno, the spacecraft will be joined by others in the coming years, potentially solving even more mysteries in the Jovian system.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Over time, the fate of the footage has become one of the biggest enigmas in Hollywood history.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Expect flocks of vibrant flamingos and tiny flitting hummingbirds spreading their wings over the turquoise waters and tangles of mangroves that unfold across lagoons that stretch parallel to the sea.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The administration’s evolving guidance and questioning of scientific and pharmaceutical company clinical trials have sparked adaptations by states to try to clear the tangles.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Puzzlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzlements. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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