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
Leah Willingham, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
Austin Butler going viral for his dancing at Bad Bunny's Puerto Rico residency in an edibles-induced daze.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Students walked through fresh snow in a daze, heading to blood donation centers.
—Leah Willingham, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
Austin Butler going viral for his dancing at Bad Bunny's Puerto Rico residency in an edibles-induced daze.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
The clip shows Britt going to pet Roger, who appears dazed in his unfamiliar surroundings.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daze
Noun
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Thankfully, not all of Ricochet gets lost in the haze.—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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Back in the optimistic haze of spring training, San Francisco Giants first-year manager Tony Vitello made a folksy admission.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The second came when UConn stunned Duke on that last-second 3-point shot to upset the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Tony-award-winning actor John Kani said he was stunned when the theatre's founders Barney Simon and Mannie Manim first told him their vision.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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So while Coop might be able to rob his wealthy neighbors blind, Hamm’s real-life criminal career would be extremely short-lived — done in by guilt before the getaway car even left the driveway.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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By the time the white light that floods Bogotá on cloudy days grows bright enough to be blinding, the june bug has dug herself a refuge in the dirt.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In cases of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, initiate your hazard lights and locate a secure spot, such as a nearby business parking area, to pull over and come to a halt.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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The agency warns that glare, fog and choppy water can make small craft hard to spot.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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In that film, unassuming victims are put into a hypnotic trance by a psychic killer to then do his murdering for him, only for that violence to become even more contagious.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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Then, the repetitive descending melody is interrupted and restarts; in this musical rupture the trance is broken.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Daze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daze. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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