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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If we weren’t in school, we would drive up Santa Monica Boulevard into Hollywood and we’d stand around and watch them produce the radio mysteries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
That spread of responses highlights how little consensus exists around one of the central mysteries of modern cosmology.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Decoder Ring, Slate’s podcast about cracking cultural mysteries, turns its investigatory powers inward to explore what exactly a “podcast” is these days, as more and more shows pivot from audio to video.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Per Mr. Horowitz’s practice, and his “Marble Hall” script, the parallel mysteries are cast with the same actors, playing similar roles in each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He was saying something about ghosts, old mysteries, Miss Lilian’s role in the children’s disappearance.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
