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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David O'Brien, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
That mental maze, which is typical in this area of research, experts say, is something that sensationalized news coverage often fails to acknowledge.
—Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
Del Water Gap can’t get out of his own head, an existential maze where he gets lost in old memories and trips over threads of what could have been if only a few things had been different.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
In addition to limited supplies, the distribution of aid has turned deadly, with human rights groups criticizing the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund's (GHF) approach, which has forced Palestinians into fenced mazes and exposed aid seekers to Israeli fire.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
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Noun
Thursday’s game resembled the dizzying maze of turns of F1 courses, rather than the smooth oval racing NASCAR showcases in Bristol.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
That mental maze, which is typical in this area of research, experts say, is something that sensationalized news coverage often fails to acknowledge.
—Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
Del Water Gap can’t get out of his own head, an existential maze where he gets lost in old memories and trips over threads of what could have been if only a few things had been different.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
In addition to limited supplies, the distribution of aid has turned deadly, with human rights groups criticizing the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund's (GHF) approach, which has forced Palestinians into fenced mazes and exposed aid seekers to Israeli fire.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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