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
Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The 19-year-old pledge at Pennsylvania State University died in 2017 after twice falling down the stairs of the Beta Theta Pi house in a drunken daze.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Video from the scene soon after the attack showed numerous children wandering dazed, covered in blood and dust.
—Mahmoud Atef, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Ana, his mother, seemed to be in a daze.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The 19-year-old pledge at Pennsylvania State University died in 2017 after twice falling down the stairs of the Beta Theta Pi house in a drunken daze.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Video from the scene soon after the attack showed numerous children wandering dazed, covered in blood and dust.
—Mahmoud Atef, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daze
Noun
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Air pollution in New Delhi hit a five-year high this week, as Diwali fireworks combined with farming fires to shroud the city in a toxic haze.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The haze of this dreamy transit could’ve left us projecting fantasies, chasing ideals and ignoring truths that matter.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those close to me were stunned by my transformation.—
Connie Bennett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Rafael and Deneane Hancock, who took first place, stunned the crowd with a C-Walk midway through their second scored couples dance.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The only way to get to the bottom of their motives is not to let their enchanting words blind you.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Tesfaye appears to be the one blinded by bias, not Weiss.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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About 15 miles away, a National Geographic cruise ship carrying around 150 passengers and crew started to move backward, pulled by suddenly shifting currents through an eerie fog.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Patchy dense fog will result in sudden changes in visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chamomile softens the flame, vanilla sweetens the smoke, and the result is all loving, never strange… a total trance.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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My deep tissue massage using warm basalt stones and a local scrub made with salt from the nearby ponds left me in a dreamlike trance.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Daze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daze. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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