mystery
noun
anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown.
mysteries
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pluralof mystery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One of the biggest mysteries the researchers wanted to explain was why black holes do not always launch jets at the same time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
In “The Museum of Lost Things,” Mr. Kean looks back at a million years of historical mysteries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Panel shows and murder mysteries are my favorite television programs, and I now feel I’ve completed the set by having made an example of each of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent more than two decades illuminating the workings of the brain to unlock its mysteries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
My heart beat faster just thinking about all the secrets and mysteries waiting for us inside.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
