as in bewildered
suffering from mental confusion
the dazed goalie could only watch as the winning point went flying past him
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as in stunned
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow
the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented
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as in blinded
to overpower with light
a skier dazed by the glare from the snow
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David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
People seemed more weary and dazed than elated, as though overwhelmed by the sensory experience, the scale of the place, and the distance of the walk along the endless faux-palatial hallways that passed from the Sphere back to the Venetian.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Spin doctors are not new to presidential debates, but with fewer people having seen the full event in context, there will be more opportunity for selectively editing clips by the right to make Biden appear dazed and confused or by the left to show Trump as a bigot and a bully.
—Susan Fillippeli, The Conversation, 25 June 2024
Under its shade lay around a dozen dazed looking families, many with small children.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024
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Speaking to reporters afterward, Huston looked a bit dazed, standing on his board as if someone might give him a chance to go back out and make things right.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
People seemed more weary and dazed than elated, as though overwhelmed by the sensory experience, the scale of the place, and the distance of the walk along the endless faux-palatial hallways that passed from the Sphere back to the Venetian.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Spin doctors are not new to presidential debates, but with fewer people having seen the full event in context, there will be more opportunity for selectively editing clips by the right to make Biden appear dazed and confused or by the left to show Trump as a bigot and a bully.
—Susan Fillippeli, The Conversation, 25 June 2024
Under its shade lay around a dozen dazed looking families, many with small children.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024
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“Dazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazed. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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