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as in daze
a state of mental confusion
people wandered around in a haze in the days following the earthquake
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as in to tease
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
the roughnecks on the oil rig would haze the young man for his refined manners and educated speech
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as in to blur
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
unfortunately, smog was hazing the view of the distant city skyline
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Recent Examples of haze
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The haze later cleared with the game going ahead.
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Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Three wildfires continued to burn west of Miami heading into the holiday weekend, casting a haze over some Juneteenth celebrations and threatening to linger over Father’s Day.
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Allison Beck
june 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
The Boneyard Through the heat haze, airplane tails rose from the desert.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Smoke from a series of wildfires that have burned more than 20,000 acres across South Florida began to ease Sunday, bringing clearer skies to some communities after days of heavy haze and poor air quality.
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Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The haze later cleared with the game going ahead.
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Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Three wildfires continued to burn west of Miami heading into the holiday weekend, casting a haze over some Juneteenth celebrations and threatening to linger over Father’s Day.
—
Allison Beck
june 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
The Boneyard Through the heat haze, airplane tails rose from the desert.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haze
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When Ian Happ made the final out of the frame, the umpires convened and called a delay, a rare stoppage because of the fog-shrouded Wrigley Field.
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Dense fog shrouded the Golden Gate Bridge and masked the city's fireworks display.
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Hospital staff lined up to sing and dance, celebrating their good fortune, as the pair looked on in a daze.
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Summer Satur-daze Summer Music Series.
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While the flagship movie franchise is coming to an end, Diesel previously teased that NBCUniversal has four TV shows in development from the Fast & Furious world.
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The featurette teases Zada as Haymitch, with scenes ranging from the literal sunrise on his Reaping Day to Capitol interviews to the Games itself.
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As Americans live longer and spend more years managing chronic illness, cognitive decline and complex healthcare needs, the traditional boundaries between estate planning, financial planning and healthcare planning are beginning to blur.
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Coleman, himself a musician, has intentionally blurred the lines between brewing and performance.
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Around the time a helicopter carrying a newlywed couple departed from their North Georgia wedding venue, the skies were potentially rainy and foggy with a 200-foot cloud ceiling, federal officials said in a preliminary safety report about the deadly crash.
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The Weather Prediction Center said the high heat may finally begin to abate from west to east this weekend, with upper temperature limits possibly restricted by clouds and thunderstorms.
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Steak 'n Shake announced its month-long Liberty Meal deal to celebrate America's 250th birthday — and used the occasion to taunt a competitor.
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In the Chicago area, officials said three men captured a victim and shot him multiple times in the head and allegedly taunted his mother.
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?
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Water jets sprayed mist onto the crowd of mourners, who mostly wore black, with temperatures set to reach 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit), according to a forecast from the UK’s Met Office.
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Similar to aromatherapy, this relief comes in the form of a mist or spray that mimics a mother’s natural pheromones to offer a sense of safety and protection.
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haze. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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