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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
Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Surrounded by mountains, the region is like a big soup bowl — ozone pools together, hanging over the Valley in a haze.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
As the smoke and acrid odor from Netflix’s over-the-top pregame production cleared, two figures emerged from the haze to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of the 2026 baseball season.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Whenever the weather changes suddenly, or the skyline becomes shrouded in a windy haze, Fernanda Camarillo braces herself for an asthma attack.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Early tracks bury Auto-Tuned vocals in digital haze, while more recent songs strip things back to guitar and voice.
—Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Surrounded by mountains, the region is like a big soup bowl — ozone pools together, hanging over the Valley in a haze.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
As the smoke and acrid odor from Netflix’s over-the-top pregame production cleared, two figures emerged from the haze to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of the 2026 baseball season.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Whenever the weather changes suddenly, or the skyline becomes shrouded in a windy haze, Fernanda Camarillo braces herself for an asthma attack.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haze
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 the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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And there’s still almost an hour of film left to go, in which everyone, including the audience, is in a sort of hallucinatory, post traumatic daze — but even the relative comfort of that won’t last long.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Even minor changes in clouds, wind or storms can force delays, especially for a mission of this scale.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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In December, Microsoft and Amazon pledged more than $50 billion toward India's cloud and AI infrastructure in under 24 hours.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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My personal favorites, though, are the fragrance deals, which include a 30%-off deal on one of my go-to Sol de Janeiro Hair & Body mists.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
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Bryan Bedford with the Federal Aviation Administration said at a news conference Monday that the airport was experiencing mist, fog, moderate winds, and roughly 4 miles of visibility in rainy conditions.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haze. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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