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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Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 6 June 2025
The maze is changing live and the staircases are moving, but don’t give up.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
There is no single path through this illuminated maze.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Elsewhere, Neo’s office building becomes a maze of cubicles.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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Noun
To do that accurately, the system must be carefully calibrated, and that's where the maze comes in.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 6 June 2025
The maze is changing live and the staircases are moving, but don’t give up.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
There is no single path through this illuminated maze.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Elsewhere, Neo’s office building becomes a maze of cubicles.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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