Thesaurus results for MYSTERIES

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 Starring Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao alongside guest appearances by Karry Wang, Fan Chengcheng, and Chen Feiyu, the multi-decade drama chronicles an elite public security detective unravelling major criminal mysteries based on real cases. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 Most Sherlock Holmes stories are mysteries – intricate, complex and brilliantly written. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 One of cosmology’s greatest mysteries is the nature of dark energy—the invisible force that keeps the universe expanding at an ever-increasing rate. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Their disappearance has become one of the world's greatest mysteries. — Lana Zak, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Now, nearly 90 years later, one of aviation’s greatest mysteries might be solved. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 14 Oct. 2026 There are more mysteries to unfurl in future episodes of Pet Cemetery Murders, starting with the isolated Grey Gardens–esque dynamic between Dorothy and her own mother, Grace, who opened the pet cemetery in 1946. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026 As Halzen and countless other scientists have found over the years, Antarctica’s extreme conditions serve as a crucial gateway to understanding some of the greatest mysteries of the cosmos. — Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Depending on her tastes, her shelf might feature sharp social commentary, sweeping romances, gothic mysteries, groundbreaking science fiction, or unforgettable stories about women challenging the expectations placed upon them. — Ethan Stone october 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

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PBHs could help resolve other enigmas, too, for instance by acting as seeds for the rapid growth of supermassive black holes in the early universe.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Its findings could also unlock clues about dark energy and dark matter, and some of the universe’s biggest enigmas.

— Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of enigmas

Noun

These novels are puzzles at their core, and using logic to solve the mystery before it’s revealed in the book is, to me, the main pleasure in reading them.

— New York Times, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
The next two puzzles seem, on the surface, to have nothing to do with the first two.

— Dana Mackenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of puzzles

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Heather is left keeping both of their secrets while wondering what the hell is in the air this season.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
The mystery comedy, loosely inspired by the 1989 film starring Tom Hanks, follows a married couple whose move into the husband's childhood home exposes unsettling secrets in their seemingly quiet suburban neighborhood.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of secrets

Noun

The thing is, the problems in the United States aren’t my problems.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Just as running from my problems was, clearing my mind over the course of many miles, or racing hard, until the adrenaline cleansed me of feeling pain, sadness, disappointment, or rage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

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