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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
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
The Placer Creek Fire is sending smoke into the Okanogan Valley, with visible haze reported near Aeneas Mountain west of Tonasket.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
It’s been nearly three decades since Tupac Shakur died in a Las Vegas hospital — and yet, the story of his final days still reads like a scene ripped from one of his own verses: gunfire, betrayal, excruciating hospital nights and death wrapped in a haze of myth and street lore.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025
This will continue to keep smoke and haze in the forecast for the next several days.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Noun
Some additional smoke and haze from nearby fires may move in due to southwesterly flow.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
The Placer Creek Fire is sending smoke into the Okanogan Valley, with visible haze reported near Aeneas Mountain west of Tonasket.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
It’s been nearly three decades since Tupac Shakur died in a Las Vegas hospital — and yet, the story of his final days still reads like a scene ripped from one of his own verses: gunfire, betrayal, excruciating hospital nights and death wrapped in a haze of myth and street lore.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025
This will continue to keep smoke and haze in the forecast for the next several days.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haze
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
Noun
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The grassy mantle was dying, exposing the earth, and dust clouds began to sweep across the runways.—
Fabio Morábito,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
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Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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It's resolved in good binoculars and small telescopes as a bright gray-green mist enveloping the middle star of the three in line that marks the hunter's sword.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
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In Europe, analysts seem to be concluding that the deal is mostly Scotch mist.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
28 July 2025
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haze. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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