as in haze
a state of mental confusion
she was in a daze for a minute after being hit on the head by a volleyball
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as in to stun
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow
the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented
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Recent Examples of daze
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Luke makes it to the stage and ascertains that his wife is still alive, though gasping and dazed.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025
Her attitude reminded Prima of the men at the bar on Amsterdam, who dealt in boasts dressed as revelations, and were almost dazed when a girl took them seriously.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Tavares was nowhere near the puck and appeared to be dazed on the play.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The Herald interviewed three eyewitnesses who said Pino was dazed and clinging to the hull of his overturned boat.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Luke makes it to the stage and ascertains that his wife is still alive, though gasping and dazed.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025
Her attitude reminded Prima of the men at the bar on Amsterdam, who dealt in boasts dressed as revelations, and were almost dazed when a girl took them seriously.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Tavares was nowhere near the puck and appeared to be dazed on the play.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daze
Noun
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That means when that tornado hits Kansas, the 10,000 people inside the Sphere will have wind whipping at their face, leaves flying in front of them, bolts of lightning puncturing the fog and swirling haze that the company will create inside the venue itself.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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Canada has suffered from severe wildfires since a record-breaking 2023 wildfire season, when fires burning in Quebec blanketed New York City in an orange haze.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Verb
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While she was alarmed by shiny black leggings, slingback boots, and a jean jacket, I was equally stunned by her Pentecostal version of nurses’ scrubs; a powder blue, boxy dress with a matching jacket and headwrap.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 July 2025
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In January 2019, the Empire star claimed to have been a victim of a hate crime that stunned Hollywood but later was accused of staging the attack.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Unlike conventional jammers that target control or navigation links, this system focuses on blinding drone operators by jamming high-power video signals.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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Fame, politics and popularity can blind even the most principled.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
28 July 2025
Noun
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July 30 will be quite hot and humid with patches of fog creating a visible haze.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
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Zero visibility protocol: In situations of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, activate your hazard lights and seek a secure location, such as a nearby business's parking lot, to pull over and come to a stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 July 2025
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It’s shaped by my love of the melancholic songwriting traditions of Europe from composers like Monteverdi and John Dowland, all the way to ’90s Eurodance and the uplifting trance of the 2000s—artists like Gigi D’Agostino and Alice Deejay.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
8 July 2025
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The Japanese slugger was introduced before each at-bat to loud roars that continued until a few seconds before the pitch, when the crowd went into a silent trance that’s normally reserved for events like Wimbledon or the Masters.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Daze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daze. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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