mazed; mazing
1
a
: a confusing intricate network of passages
b
: something confusingly elaborate or complicated
a maze of regulations
2
chiefly dialectal
: a state of bewilderment
Examples of maze in a Sentence
Verb
I'm completely mazed by the multitude of plans for health insurance.
Noun
The experiment measured the time it took for a mouse to find its way through a maze to get its reward of cheese.
The school is a maze of classrooms.
a maze of rules and regulations
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Nitin Ware, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Zakhar Bardakov went to the box for colliding with Andersen behind the Hurricanes net, then Drury lost his stick during a sequence at the other end that ended with Ehlers finding a hole from the slot through a maze of bodies.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Another attraction is bypassing the maze of US regulations regarding nuclear power plants.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
The maze of regulations including labor regulations and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) drive up the cost of doing business.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Most people have experienced the maddening grind of trying to fix a billing mistake, appeal an insurance decision or schedule a medical appointment, only to be pulled into a maze of forms, portals and hold music.
—Nitin Ware, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Zakhar Bardakov went to the box for colliding with Andersen behind the Hurricanes net, then Drury lost his stick during a sequence at the other end that ended with Ehlers finding a hole from the slot through a maze of bodies.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Another attraction is bypassing the maze of US regulations regarding nuclear power plants.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
The maze of regulations including labor regulations and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) drive up the cost of doing business.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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maze
noun
: a path complicated by at least one blind alley and used in learning experiments and in intelligence tests
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