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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
Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
The Milky Way Never visible from large cities with their lights, smoke and haze (except in a rare case as during a power outage), the Milky Way can still be readily viewed from distant suburbs and rural locations.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025
This was fed into a new computer model that also took into account the planet’s hazes, clouds, and seasonal changes.
—David Szondy
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
The smoke from Canada is expected to move over Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., while holding over much of Pennsylvania and New York, as calming high pressure and stable winds could hold onto this haze over the Northeast through much of the week and potentially even the weekend.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Residents of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are under an air quality advisory Wednesday, July 30, because of haze from Canadian wildfire smoke, and residents are advised to stay indoors as much as possible.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
The Milky Way Never visible from large cities with their lights, smoke and haze (except in a rare case as during a power outage), the Milky Way can still be readily viewed from distant suburbs and rural locations.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025
This was fed into a new computer model that also took into account the planet’s hazes, clouds, and seasonal changes.
—David Szondy
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
The smoke from Canada is expected to move over Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., while holding over much of Pennsylvania and New York, as calming high pressure and stable winds could hold onto this haze over the Northeast through much of the week and potentially even the weekend.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haze
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For companies, waiting for global consensus means waiting inside a fog of uncertainty.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The east bank of the river at last broke through the fog.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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But by Sunday, the clouds had cleared, and so had Scottie Scheffler's path to victory.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Morning clouds will help cap daytime heat in Central Florida on Sunday, Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Zach Covey said.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Legionnaires' disease is a type of serious pneumonia that’s contracted by inhaling mist that contains Legionella bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Health officials suspect the bacteria that causes the disease, Legionella, originated cooling towers — devices that uses water to cool large buildings and then disperse mist into the air.—
Nadia Kounang,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haze. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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