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sphinx
noun as in enigma
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noun as in mystery
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noun as in perplexity
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noun as in puzzler
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Dulles, Moses recalls, sat as silent as a sphinx, and the meeting ended inconclusively.
The first cat on the catwalk (sorry, we had to) was Vengeance, a 12-week-old Sphinx in an argyle sweater.
Next out was Madeline, a one-and-a-half year old Sphinx in a frilly pink ballerina outfit.
Sphinx cats (think Mr. Bigglesworth) are apparently more likely to tolerate clothing, as they are naturally fur-less.
Betty smiles so rarely on Mad Men that when she does it holds special importance, akin to a sphinx letting her guard down.
But his countenance still bore that sphinx-like expression which so often caused his friends to entertain vague suspicions.
By jove, just that moment—then I caught an expression—I say, do you know you would make a remarkable symbolic study of the Sphinx?
The rain falls, the mud deepens; the beautiful sphinx lies still, her eyes lost in the dull horizon.
The sphinx, which men have imagined concealing herself in the cloud, seemed to mock him with a dilemma.
A terrible sphinx propounding a terrible riddle; the riddle of the existence of Evil.
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On this page you'll find 155 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sphinx, such as: conundrum, puzzle, bewilderment, cliffhanger, crux, and cryptogram.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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