- present participle of mystify.
mystifying
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Even what feels basic to an adviser can seem mystifying to clients, experts said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The scene was mystifying: A dozen or more low plastic platforms, each more than 20 feet wide, extend the length of the field with access space between them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 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
Yet knowing how to behave needn’t be mystifying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
It is a field in which the irresponsible amateur can have a continually mystifying sort of fun.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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