mystify

Even when elected leaders decry inequity, they typically do more to mystify than clarify what has caused it.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025

The Cubs, meanwhile, managed only one hit after the third inning as four Brewers relievers -- Jacob Misiorowski, Aaron Ashby, rookie Chad Patrick and Abner Uribe -- combined to mystify Chicago batters to the finish.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025

The power of movies to reveal, arouse and mystify is also very much on Oren’s mind, specifically the eccentric, transformative discipline of Foley artists: sound technicians who bend everyday objects into a new aural reality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2023

The cases, which have been discovered in at least 20 countries, continue to mystify scientists, who have been unable to pinpoint the cause.

From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022

Even today the artist remains a magician whose work can mystify and move us—an embarrassing fact to civilized people, who do not readily relinquish their veneer of rational control.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

"What mystifies me is why not relaunch The Tig," she says, referring to the lifestyle website that Meghan once ran.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025

“There’s this thing about this place that has so much history. In a way, it mystifies movies forever. Once your film was in Cannes, it was in Cannes.”

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024

This orca behavior mystifies scientists—but they identified a few potential explanations, such as play.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 30, 2023

While the Bronx is less than an hour from Columbia by subway, it feels like a whole other world — one that at times mystifies Sarah.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022

Their inclusion mystifies me, as it suggests that these fears might be considered in any way unreasonable.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Older audiences, however, are mystified by what some see as a dumbing down of popular culture.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Some Berkshire investors remain mystified by Sokol’s rise and fall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

“We were mystified by the actions of the conference, to attack, you know, their biggest, really, business partner in football and a member of their conference in 24 of our other sports,” Bevaqua said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025

This unusual formation has fascinated and mystified both scientists and the public for decades.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2025

He’d made me feel mystified and annoyed and more than a little crazy.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

Fans often find concert pricing mystifying, and some details about these cheap ticket programs remain opaque.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

This month, the mystifying cases of the ill-fated Ecuadorean fishing craft drew brief attention on Capitol Hill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

“This rigorous approach just hasn’t been taken with VSELs. I find the work mystifying and lacking in rigor,” he said.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

That he has excelled at Betis, with 15 goals and seven assists in 38 games across all competitions, makes his form at Old Trafford all the more mystifying.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

I say that my current offering isn’t a mystical story, or a religiously mystifying story, at all.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger