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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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2025
Instead, as part of the national INA-Casa program, the architects Ludovico Quaroni and Mario Ridolfi created the Tiburtino neighborhood, a hilly maze of sloping streets, shaded stairways, and curving alleys.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
The third stage, Podium, was a three-dimensional Lucite maze with a miniature Lenny in the center, holding a baton.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
As the crisis unfolds in real time, Sam Nelson (Elba) is pulled directly into the center of the operation, forced to navigate a maze of shifting loyalties, mounting panic, and split-second decisions with catastrophic consequences.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Pinwheel cookies are rolled up into a maze of circular stripes, while checkerboard cookies feature alternating chocolate and vanilla squares.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2025
Instead, as part of the national INA-Casa program, the architects Ludovico Quaroni and Mario Ridolfi created the Tiburtino neighborhood, a hilly maze of sloping streets, shaded stairways, and curving alleys.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
The third stage, Podium, was a three-dimensional Lucite maze with a miniature Lenny in the center, holding a baton.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
As the crisis unfolds in real time, Sam Nelson (Elba) is pulled directly into the center of the operation, forced to navigate a maze of shifting loyalties, mounting panic, and split-second decisions with catastrophic consequences.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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