mysteriously
adverb
mys·te·ri·ous·ly
mi-ˈstir-ē-əs-lē 
: in a mysterious manner : in a way that is difficult to explain or comprehend
documents that have mysteriously disappeared
smiling mysteriously
"I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen," observed Jo mysteriously.—
Louisa May Alcott
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Throughout the film, several characters' lives are mysteriously taken, and people are wrongly framed.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 3 May 2025
Plus, the post-credits scene of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings saw Shang-Chi strategizing about a threat of unknown origin with Wong (Benedict Wong), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and a mysteriously de-Hulked Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo).
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Related article An apex carnivore was ‘king of the ancient Egyptian forest’ then mysteriously went extinct.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Lisa Cotton, 38, and her 8-year-old autistic son died mysteriously in their Wakefield home, leaving Cotton’s traumatized daughter alone in the apartment with the two corpses for days, police said Saturday.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 3 May 2025
Plus, the post-credits scene of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings saw Shang-Chi strategizing about a threat of unknown origin with Wong (Benedict Wong), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and a mysteriously de-Hulked Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo).
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Related article An apex carnivore was ‘king of the ancient Egyptian forest’ then mysteriously went extinct.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Lisa Cotton, 38, and her 8-year-old autistic son died mysteriously in their Wakefield home, leaving Cotton’s traumatized daughter alone in the apartment with the two corpses for days, police said Saturday.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Mysteriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysteriously. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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