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
Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Last year’s Oscar season began with the hope for a new White House day, only to be jarringly interrupted by a dramatic election result and subsequent daze in many of us over how any of these movies, or even culture at large, could address the reality that had landed on us.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 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
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
Last year’s Oscar season began with the hope for a new White House day, only to be jarringly interrupted by a dramatic election result and subsequent daze in many of us over how any of these movies, or even culture at large, could address the reality that had landed on us.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 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
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Shrouded in a thick haze, Titan is about half the size of Earth and even larger than Mercury — so massive that its gravitational pull makes Saturn wobble and tilt.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
23 Feb. 2026
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A little more than 42 miles away through the haze is Iraq’s tri-point border with Turkey and Iran.—
Nicola Chilton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Chloe had dated Maxwell for more than a year, and she was stunned to hear her ex-boyfriend was a suspect.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Duchess of Sussex stunned in an ultra-plunging maroon slip dress while pouring sparkling wine in a post shared on February 21.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
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That’s when the group attempted a perilous escape from the remote Frog Lake huts in a blinding blizzard beneath towering, avalanche-prone slopes.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But proximity to the sport’s oldest traditions has not blinded him to the possibilities opening up in the Gulf.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Others have sought to use cloud seeding to disperse fog at airports, tackle air pollution, reduce hail damage or even to manipulate the weather for major events, such as the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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If, in the following days, increasing moisture and a sticky feel to the atmosphere are accompanied by fog or overcast skies, this can signal the approach of a cold front with a cooler air mass behind it.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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The floating objects, trance communications, phantom touches, miraculous healings, and poltergeist writings that followed in the five decades after Mona’s death were attributed to her and a pantheon of other notable spirits, including Black Elk.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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In other words, the age-old trance of acceptance has broken, and there are suddenly too many entrepreneurs capturing disaffected audiences by accusing legacy institutions of corruption and cowardice.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Daze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daze. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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